Delhi Records Maximum Temperature Of 35.3 Degrees Celsius

Delhi Temperature: The weather department has predicted "generally cloudy sky with light rain" for Friday.

The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 35.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday, one notch above the season's average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The minimum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for Delhi, settled at 26.5 degrees Celsius -- considered normal for this time of the year. The weather department has predicted "generally cloudy sky with light rain" for Friday. According to the MeT department, Delhi is likely to receive normal rainfall -- 95 to 106 per cent of the long-period average -- in August.