Warm Sunday for Delhiites

Delhiites enjoyed a relatively warm and pleasant Sunday with the sun shining brightly and day temperature moving up by several degrees.

Delhiites enjoyed a relatively warm and pleasant Sunday with the sun shining brightly and day temperature moving up by several degrees.

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The maximum temperature was recorded at 27.2°Celsius, 4.7 degrees more than Saturday's high of 22.5°C and one degree below normal for this time of the season. The minimum temperature also rose to 13°C against Saturday's 11.9°C, the Met department said. The minimum temperature was normal for this time of the year. The early hours saw a thin layer of fog enveloping some parts of the Capital.

The sky was mainly clear today and the sun shone brightly. The weatherman has forecast mist or shallow fog in the morning tomorrow while the temperatures are expected to be between 14°C and 27°C.

The city witnessed the season's warmest day on February 5 when the mercury had settled at a maximum of 29.8°C.

According to the weather office, the mean temperature for the month of March is 15.4°C (minimum) and 30°C (maximum). In the last 11 years, the minimum had dropped below only in 2001 and 2003.