New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Delhi received intermittent rains Thursday, making the temperature dip below the average and bringing respite to the residents. The weatherman forecast more rains Friday.
The maximum temperature was recorded at 32.5 degrees Celsius while the minimum was 25.5 degrees Celsius, both a degree below average for this time of the season, an official of India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The humidity level oscillated between a high of 97 percent and a low of 68 percent.
‘The maximum temperature on Friday is likely to be 32 degrees Celsius, while the minimum will be 25 degrees Celsius,’ the official said.
More rains are expected Friday. ‘The skies will be generally cloudy with few spells of rain or thundershowers in the next 24 hours (till Friday evening). It may be heavy in some areas of the capital,’ the official said.
The capital received 20.6 mm of rainfall from Wednesday till 8.30 a.m. Thursday. The total rainfall for the season till Thursday morning was 362.2 mm.
