New Delhi, May 4 (Inditop.com) Delhi experienced a hot day Tuesday with the maximum temperature crossing the 40 degree-mark. But the met office has predicted that the heat in May will be less severe than what the capital experienced during April.

“The maximum recorded temperature in Delhi was 41.2 degree Celsius which is two degrees above normal for this time of the year. The heat in the capital will be less severe in May than in April,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.

The minimum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 26.8 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal.