Fresh spell of rain brought a big relief to Delhiites on Sunday as mercury dipped by 4 degrees Celsius. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Ayanagar has recorded maximum rainfall of 8 mm while Safdarjung observatory registered 2.2 mm rainfall.
At lodhi Road, 4.2 mm rainfall was recorded.
Similar weather conditions — rain accompanied by thunderstorm — have been forecast by the Met office for Monday. The minimum and maximum temperatures are likely to hover around 27 and 37 degrees Celsius.
An IMD official said the subsequent two days, too, will have partly cloudy sky with possibility of thunder and lightning.
The national Capital had been experiencing above average temperatures during the past few days. The minimum temperature recorded in the morning was 28.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the IMD official said.
The humidity at 8.30 am was recorded at 46 per cent.
Saturday’s maximum temperature was 38.7 degrees Celsius, a notch below season’s average while the minimum temperature was 28.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average.