Cloudy skies, intermittent rain in Delhi to keep heat wave at bay till June 4

Partly cloudy skies and intermittent rainfall are predicted to keep temperatures in check in Delhi and heatwave conditions are unlikely to return for five to six days the India Meteorological Departments Regional Forecasting Centre said on MondayThe Safdarjung Observatory Delhis primary weather station recorded a minimum temperature of 218 degrees Celsius five notches below normal on Monday The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 35 degrees CelsiusMay historically the hottest month in Delhi with a mean maximum temperature of 395 degrees Celsius has recorded belownormal temperatures and excess rain this timeMeteorologists attributed the phenomenon to higherthanusual western disturbances weather systems that originate in the Mediterranean region and bring unseasonal rainfall to northwest India this seasonAccording to India Meteorological Department IMD data the Safdarjung Observatory has so far recorded 867 mm of rainfall in May On average the national capital logs 197 mm of rainfall in the whole monthDelhi also witnessed an unusual episode of dense fog earlier this month The minimum temperature dropped to 158 degrees Celsius on May 4 making it the third coolest May morning since the IMD started keeping records in 1901The city logged more than 20 mm of rainfall in April the highest in the month since 2017Delhi recorded maximum temperatures above the 40degree mark for just nine days in May with heatwave conditions affecting some parts for a brief periodThe Safdarjung Observatory has not recorded any heatwave day this season so farThe threshold for a heat wave is met when the maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius in the plains 37 degrees in the coastal areas and 30 degrees in the hilly regions and the departure from normal is at least 45 degreesAccording to the IMD a fresh western disturbance will bring gusty winds rain and even hail to some places on Monday and TuesdayThe maximum temperature is predicted to remain below the 40degree mark until June 4Earlier this month the weather office predicted belownormal maximum temperatures and fewer heatwave days in northwest India in MayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever