Mercury remained below 44 degree Celsius mark in the national Capital for the second consecutive day on Sunday, offering some respite to Delhiites from the sweltering. The weather department has further predicted the temperature to reduce to 42 degree mark on Monday. last week a record-breaking temperature of 45.7 degrees Celsius was recorded, making it the hottest May day in a decade.
According to Met officials, the temperature on May 27 is expected to stay at a maximum of 42 degrees Celsius and a minimum of 28 degrees Celsisus. "The sky on Monday will be cloudy. But, there is a possibility of thunderstorm in some areas," said a senior official in the Met department. Though the dip in mercury came as a relief to city dwellers, the maximum temperature was however three degrees above normal. The minimum temperature recorded was 29.3 degree Celsius, which was two notches above normal, yet one degree below Saturday's minimum — 30.5 degree Celsius. The humidity level was between 44 and 21 per cent.
Officials in the Met department have said that the decrease in temperature is only a temporary phenomenon.
"The temperature may rise once again towards the last week of May, once the Western Disturbance affecting Jammu and Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand subsides," said a weather department official.
Besides, the mercury is expected to plummet again by the end of this month, he added.