NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR received its first spell of heavy rain since February this year, with some stations in the city recording over 50mm in less than 24 hours, bringing much-needed relief from searing heat as the maximum temperature plummeted by eight degrees from Sunday and as much as 11 degrees since two days ago.
Aided by overnight rains, Delhi experienced its coolest May night in 18 years, with the minimum temperature at Safdarjung dipping to 17.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest for the month since 2004. The maximum, at 31.5 degrees C, was the lowest since 2014 barring last year, which witnessed an unusually wet and cool May. This was also the coolest day in Delhi in 72 days since March 12, when the maximum temperature was last below 31.5 degrees.
