Another hot day in Delhi, dust storm likely today

NEW DELHI: Delhiites experienced another hot day with the maximum temperature settling around 41.5 degrees Celsius in the national capital.

NEW DELHI: Delhiites experienced another hot day with the maximum temperature settling around 41.5 degrees Celsius in the national capital.

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“Safdarjung observatory, reading of which is considered as the official figure for the city, recorded a maximum temperature of 41.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average while the minimum temperature settled at 31.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal,” a MeT department official said.

Palam observatory registered a maximum temperature of 42.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal. The city had not received rain since Friday.

The MeT office has predicted rains accompanied by dust storm and thunderstorm on Sunday.