The national capital got drenched in the month's highest rainfall today which brought down the mercury considerably even as most of the low-lying areas witnessed water-logging.
The shower, which was intense till 8.30 AM, made the weather pleasant. The maximum temperature was recorded at 19.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal.
As per MeT office, Delihiites can look forward to more showers till August 12.
While Safdarjung observatory recorded 41.2 mm rainfall through the day, the city received 30.2 mm rains from 6.30 to 8.30 AM. The season's highest rainfall was recorded at 93.8 mm on July 11.
Palam, Lodhi Road, Ayanagar and Ridge met stations recorded 52, 27, 71.7 and 52 mm rainfall respectively.
"The skies will be generally cloudy with rain and thundershowers at many areas of the city. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 31 and 25 degrees Celsius respectively," an official said.
Today, the minimum settled at 25 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season's average with humidity oscillating between 98 and 82 per cent.
Yesterday, the maximum temperature settled at 30.8 degrees, three notches below the season's average while the minimum was recorded at 25.3 degrees, a notch below the normal.
