The minimum temperature recorded in Delhi was 23.4 degrees Celsius in the morning. (File)
New Delhi:
The mercury in the national capital on Saturday settled at 33.4 degrees Celsius after a windy evening made the weather pleasant. The city had registered a low of 26.1 degrees Celsius on Friday and a high of 38.4 degrees Celsius.
In the morning, mercury had dropped by a few notches, as the minimum temperature had settled at 23.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department. Till 8:30 am, 4.9 mm of rainfall was recorded, while the relative humidity was 63 per cent in the morning, according to a MeT official.
The minimum temperature recorded at Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official reading of the city, was 23.4 degrees Celsius in the morning, four notches below the normal, he said.
Delhi recorded a minimum of 17.6 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, 10 notches below normal and the lowest temperature ever logged in the month of June, the India Meteorological Department said.
The national capital on Tuesday recorded a minimum temperature of 17.6 degrees Celsius. It was 10 degrees below the normal and the lowest ever for the month of June, primarily due to rainfall, thunderstorm and gusty winds under the influence of a western disturbance.