Hot Friday in Delhi, rains likely Saturday (Lead)
September 2nd, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) It was a hot Friday here with clear and sunny skies. The Met office has forecast rains Saturday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 36.6 degrees Celsius and 29 degrees Celsius respectively, both three notches above what is average for this time of the season, said an official of the India Meteorological Department.
The humidity levels wavered between a high of 84 and a low of 55 percent, he added.
The maximum and minimum temperatures Saturday will hover between 35 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius, said the official.
The city has so far received 392.7 mm of rainfall this monsoon, 27 percent below average for the season.
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