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Light rain expected in Delhi, minimum temperature settles 26.4 degrees Celsius

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Light rain is expected in Delhi on Tuesday, with the minimum temperature in the city settling at 26.4 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity recorded at 8.30 am stood at 74 per cent, according to data shared by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The Safdarjung Observatory, the city’s primary weather station, logged a minimum temperature of 29 degrees Celsius. On Monday, Delhi recorded a low of 26.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal, while the maximum temperature settled at around 37 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal.

On Monday, the city saw a maximum temperature of 40.1 degrees Celsius, six notches above the normal. The IMD has forecast generally cloudy sky with light rain later in the day.

Delhi has recorded above normal rainfall in the last four months and the cumulative precipitation this year so far has already equalled the yearly quota of 774 mm.

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