Delhi:
Delhiites heaved a sigh of relief today as rain in some parts of the national capital brought the mercury down by a few notches.
The city has been reeling under intense heat conditions, with temperatures being as high as 39 degree Celsius this month, making it the hottest August in 12 years.
The officials of the Indian Metrological Department(IMD) had predicted the possibility of light showers today.
"There would be partly cloudy sky. Light rain or thunder storm may occurred in some parts of the national capital and maximum temperature is expected to settle at 36 degrees Celsius," an IMD official had said this morning.
The minimum temperature settled at 28.4 degrees Celsius slightly more than yesterday's which settled at 27.5 degrees. Humidity on Friday hovered around 74 per cent in the city at 8.30 am.