Hot and humid day for Delhi, mercury soars

The maximum temperature, after remaining below 30 degrees Celsius mark for past two days, was recorded at 36.9 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal.

The minimum temperature was at 26.3 degrees Celsius, which was a degree less than normal for the season, a MeT department official said.

The city witnessed just 0.1 mm of rains between 8.30 AM and 5.30 PM.

Yesterday, Delhi received 15.6 mm of rains till 8.30 AM, while MeT department recorded 8.7 mm of rains between 8.30 AM and 5.30 PM. Also, the maximum temperature was recorded at 29.4 degree Celsius, which is five notches below normal.

MeT department has predicted a cloudy sky tomorrow with one or two spells of rains or thundershowers. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be 35 and 27 degree Celsius respectively.