Delhi logs hottest July day in 2 years as mercury hits 38.6 degrees Celsius
Delhi recorded its hottest July day in two years while moderate rain hit parts of the city and NCR. The IMD has issued an orange alert as monsoon conditions are expected to intensify over the next few days.
Delhi recorded its warmest day in July in two years on Sunday, with the maximum temperature touching 38.6 degrees Celsius, even as parts of the city and the wider NCR received moderate rain during the afternoon. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Monday and forecast a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain.
The minimum temperature in the national capital was also above normal at 29.2 degrees Celsius, while waterlogging was reported from parts of Chhatarpur after the showers. Air quality remained in the moderate category on Sunday, and weather experts said rainfall activity is likely to become more typical of the monsoon over the next few days.
According to the IMD, the maximum temperature of 38.6 degrees Celsius was two notches above normal and the highest July maximum in Delhi since July 11, 2024, when it had reached 38.8 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature was 29.2 degrees Celsius, 1.3 notches above normal, and the highest July minimum since July 2, 2024, when the city had recorded 30.7 degrees Celsius.
Delhi witnessed moderate rainfall in the afternoon, with Chhatarpur receiving 49 mm till 2.30 pm, the highest in Delhi-NCR. Waterlogging was reported from parts of Chhatarpur. Gurugram recorded 35 mm of rain, followed by Mehrauli at 18 mm, Greater Noida at 17 mm, Najafgarh at 8 mm and Janakpuri at 7 mm. Relative humidity was recorded at 92 per cent at 5.30 pm.
The weather department has forecast moderate rain for Monday and said the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle at 32 and 27 degrees Celsius, respectively. Delhi's air quality stayed in the 'moderate' category, with the Air Quality Index recorded at 155 at 8 pm, according to the Sameer app. The Central Pollution Control Board classifies an AQI between 101 and 200 as 'moderate'.
Weather experts said the seasonal trough had shifted towards central India because of a low-pressure area over Odisha and an associated cyclonic circulation extending across parts of Madhya Pradesh and south Sindh. They said the trough is expected to move back towards Delhi and the Indo-Gangetic plains over the next few days, likely bringing more typical monsoon rainfall across the region. In sum, Delhi saw a hotter-than-normal Sunday with scattered rain, localised waterlogging and an orange alert in place for more rain on Monday.
Delhi recorded its warmest day in July in two years on Sunday, with the maximum temperature touching 38.6 degrees Celsius, even as parts of the city and the wider NCR received moderate rain during the afternoon. The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Monday and forecast a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain.
The minimum temperature in the national capital was also above normal at 29.2 degrees Celsius, while waterlogging was reported from parts of Chhatarpur after the showers. Air quality remained in the moderate category on Sunday, and weather experts said rainfall activity is likely to become more typical of the monsoon over the next few days.
According to the IMD, the maximum temperature of 38.6 degrees Celsius was two notches above normal and the highest July maximum in Delhi since July 11, 2024, when it had reached 38.8 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature was 29.2 degrees Celsius, 1.3 notches above normal, and the highest July minimum since July 2, 2024, when the city had recorded 30.7 degrees Celsius.
Delhi witnessed moderate rainfall in the afternoon, with Chhatarpur receiving 49 mm till 2.30 pm, the highest in Delhi-NCR. Waterlogging was reported from parts of Chhatarpur. Gurugram recorded 35 mm of rain, followed by Mehrauli at 18 mm, Greater Noida at 17 mm, Najafgarh at 8 mm and Janakpuri at 7 mm. Relative humidity was recorded at 92 per cent at 5.30 pm.
The weather department has forecast moderate rain for Monday and said the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle at 32 and 27 degrees Celsius, respectively. Delhi's air quality stayed in the 'moderate' category, with the Air Quality Index recorded at 155 at 8 pm, according to the Sameer app. The Central Pollution Control Board classifies an AQI between 101 and 200 as 'moderate'.
Weather experts said the seasonal trough had shifted towards central India because of a low-pressure area over Odisha and an associated cyclonic circulation extending across parts of Madhya Pradesh and south Sindh. They said the trough is expected to move back towards Delhi and the Indo-Gangetic plains over the next few days, likely bringing more typical monsoon rainfall across the region. In sum, Delhi saw a hotter-than-normal Sunday with scattered rain, localised waterlogging and an orange alert in place for more rain on Monday.
