Delhiites got no respite from harsh summer sun for another day on Sunday with mercury remaining at above 40 degrees Celsius and hot winds blowing across the city.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 41.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal and a meager decline from season’s highest of 42 degrees on Saturday. The minimum temperature rose sharply to 24.3 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal, from Saturday’s 19.8 degrees. Humidity levels oscillated between 21 and 61 per cent.
The Weather department has predicted partly cloudy sky on Monday which is expected to clear later on. The maximum and the minimum temperatures are expected to remain at 41 and 24 degrees Celsius respectively.
In May last year, the mercury had touched a high of 45 degree Celsius on the last day of the month. The record for the month of May was 47.2 degrees Celsius recorded on 29th day of the month in 1944.
Weather Office had predicted that the city will witness a dry spell and significant increase in maximum temperature during the first week of May. “Due to frequent passage of Western Disturbances close to Delhi and NCR the day temperatures have been near normal so far in the current summer season. This scenario has changed,” a senior official of the Met department said.