The city received 9 mm of rainfall during the past 24 hours up to 8.30 am on Thursday morning, the India Meteorological Department said, adding that the relative humidity pegged between 77 to 94 per cent.
Rainfall during May 2024, averaged over the country as a whole, is most likely to be normal (91-109% of LPA), the IMD said.
The last day of April became not only the hottest day of the season but also in seven decades when the seemingly unstoppable mercury reached a new high today.
Increasing climate change -- as seen in rising temperature, day length and humidity -- are linked to the increased spread of a diarrhoeal illness, according to a study.
The national capital woke up to yet another freezing day as the minimum temperature dropped to 4 degrees Celsius.
An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said the minimum temperature was minus 6.0 in Srinagar on Sunday while it was minus 8.3 in Pahalgam and minus 8.5 in Gulmarg.
"The air quality is likely to improve significantly and remain in the poor category."
A similar drop will also be recorded in the central and eastern part of the country.
Delhi is likely to get respite from the hot weather from June 12 onwards when moderate rain and thundershowers are expected.
Lastly, it was on January 8, 2006, that the city had recorded a minimum of 0.2 degree Celsius.
