Sultry weather continues, mercury rises to 41 Degree C

New Delhi, May 25 (UNI) The mercury rose to more than 41 Degree C in the capital today even as a rise in humidity levels sent Delhiites into perspiration for the third consecutive day.

The rise in maximum temperature to 41.1 Degree C, from 40 Degree C yesterday, together with rise in humidity to 42 per cent, saw a majority of people either remaining confined to their homes or to the air-conditioned comfort of their offices.

And, with the minimum temperature too being recorded at 25 Degree C, same as yesterday, the sultry weather conditions seem to have come to stay in the capital.

Infact, it is the third consecutive day when Delhiites have experienced sultry conditions. The sultry weather came after a week which saw rain and squall bring about a sharp drop in the mercury.

The pleasantness in the air last week was attributed to the upper air cyclonic movement originating from Rajasthan.

Clouds in the sky, coupled with rains, brought down the minimum temperature on Tuesday to 19 Degree C, eight degrees below normal, and the maximum temperature dropped to 35 degree C, nearly six degrees below normal.

Earlier, last Friday, squall with winds upto 62 kmph brought down temperature by eight degrees in the capital after early morning rains had lowered the mercury by two degrees.

This was followed by rains which lashed the national capital on Saturday evening. The rain brought the maximum temperature down to 37.6 degrees Celsius, about three degrees below recorded during this time of year, while the minimum was 22.1 degrees, five degrees below normal.

The return to sultry weather in Delhi is being attributed to a decrease in the influence of the upper air movement which contributed to the coolness in the air over the last week.

Though the weathermen have forecast a partly cloudy sky with some rain and thundershowers accompanied by squalls in some areas in the next 24 hours, they expect the maximum temperature to remain at 40 Degree C tomorrow.

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