This Article is From May 22, 2011

Pleasant Sunday morning for Delhi, rain expected

New Delhi: The capital woke up to a bright and pleasant morning on Sunday, a day after heavy showers brought the mercury down. The minimum temperature settled five notches below average at 20.7 degrees Celsius.

The Met office has predicted more rain towards the evening.

"There is a possibility of thundershowers later in the day and the skies will remain partly cloudy. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 35 degrees Celsius," an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The national capital received 19.3 mm of rainfall between 12 a.m. Saturday and 8.30 a.m. Sunday, added the official.

The humidity was recorded at 76 percent.

In a welcome relief from the heat of the past few days, heavy rains Saturday caused the maximum temperature to dip by seven notches to 32.4 degrees.

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