Slight dip in mercury in Delhi

A day after moderate rains were witnessed in parts of Delhi, the mercury dipped by a notch in the city, with the minimum temperature settling at 26.4 degrees Celsius.

The national capital recorded an average rainfall of 47.4 mm from 8:30 am on Saturday to 8:30 am on Sunday, according to the Meteorological (MeT) Department.

The relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 60 per cent.

The maximum temperature recorded at the Palam, Safdarjung and Ayanagar stations were 36.6, 35.5 and 35.6 degree Celsius respectively.

On Saturday, Delhi recorded a high of 35.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, and a low of 27.8 degrees Celsius.

A fresh spell of moderate rains in Delhi on Saturday provided much-needed relief from the sultry weather.

The weather stations at Palam, Lodhi Road and Ayanagar had gauged 47.4 mm, 37.6 mm and 18.5 mm of rains, respectively.