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.
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The national capital woke up to yet another freezing day as the minimum temperature dropped to 4 degrees Celsius.
Earlier this month, the IMD warned of “heavy to very heavy rains” at isolated places, Delhi and its neighbouring areas being a part of the forecast, in the country.
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Road traffic was disrupted at many places due to uprooting of trees. Winds gusting up to 70 kmph hit the NCR, bringing some relief from the searing heat.
On Friday, Delhi’s Palam Observatory recorded 45 degrees Celsius, five degrees above normal, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.
It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Saturday with the minimum temperature recorded at 16 degrees Celsius,…
