Sultry day as pre-monsoon rains elude Delhi, max temperature 37°C

NEW DELHI: It was a sultry day in the national capital on Thursday even as the mercury settled at 37.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal for this time of

NEW DELHI: It was a sultry day in the national capital on Thursday even as the mercury settled at 37.3 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal for this time of the year.

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The minimum in the city was recorded at 28 degrees and humidity level between 41 and 75%.

The maximum day temperatures in the other three metropolitan cities of Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai settled at 34.8, 37.6 and 34.3 degrees.

Heavy pre-monsoon showers on Thursday lashed northern states, barring Delhi, dragging the maximum temperatures several notches below normal even as Kashmir reported two deaths with high-velocity winds sweeping the region, damaging structures and uprooting trees.

Pre-monsoon rains lashed many parts of Punjab and Haryana, causing mercury to dip by few notches. Chandigarh received a heavy downpour overnight and the sky was cloudy during the day.