The weather in the capital this year has been very unexpected. After giving Delhiites a feeling of June in March and April, on Monday it decided to go back, giving a feel like that in late March. Cloudy sky, with dust mostly settled and cool winds made for a pleasant day for the residents, who were deprived of such weather in the months of March and April when temperatures broke several records.
In sheer contrast, the maximum temperature on Monday was recorded at 33 degrees Celsius, breaking an 11-year-old record for “lowest maximum temperature”.
According to the weatherman, the maximum temperature was eight degrees Celsius below normal, while the minimum temperature at 27.6 degrees showed no deviation.
The humidity levels remained at comfortable levels, between 52 per cent and 31 per cent.
Traceable amounts of rain since Sunday evening cleared the dust that had engulfed the city. The presence of a large number of people in parks and at India Gate bore testimony to the fine weather.
On the power front too, the city breathed easy with the peak power demand remaining around 3,500 MW.
The nice weather is largely due to the “rainfall activity” being experienced in isolated places across Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and western Uttar Pradesh, said a weather department official. The weather in the capital is unlikely to undergo a major change.
The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy sky with possibility of rain or thunderstorms for Tuesday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 35 degrees and 26 degrees Celsius, respectively.