Warm, humid Thursday in Delhi

It was a warm and humid Thursday in the ational capital as the maximum temperature settled three notches above normal at 38.4 degrees Celsius, the Met office said.According to the India Meteorological Department IMD, some parts of the city witnessed very light rain or drizzle between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm.Traces of rain were recorded in Palam, Lodhi Road, Ayanagar while 2 mm rain was recorded at Mayur Vihar and 0.5 mm at Delhi University, the weather office said.Similar weather is likely on Friday, the IMD said.

It was a warm and humid Thursday in the ational capital as the maximum temperature settled three notches above normal at 38.4 degrees Celsius, the Met office said.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), some parts of the city witnessed very light rain or drizzle between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm.

''Traces of rain were recorded in Palam, Lodhi Road, Ayanagar while 2 mm rain was recorded at Mayur Vihar and 0.5 mm at Delhi University,'' the weather office said.

Similar weather is likely on Friday, the IMD said. ''There will be generally cloudy sky with light rain on Friday. The maximum and minimum temperatures will hover around 38 and 28 degrees Celsius respectively," an official said.

The city's minimum temperature on Thursday was recorded at 28.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal.

According to the IMD, the relative humidity at 5.30 pm was 65 per cent.

Delhi's air quality index (AQI) was recorded in the ''satisfactory'' (90) category around 8 pm on Thursday, data from the Central Pollution Control Board showed.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered ''good'', 51 and 100 ''satisfactory'', 101 and 200 ''moderate'', 201 and 300 ''poor'', 301 and 400 ''very poor'', and 401 and 500 ''severe''.