New Delhi: Surprising Delhiites, Monsoon arrived in the national capital a day ahead of its scheduled date on Thursday.
As per reports, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said today that the showers which tha capital has been receiving are in fact Monsoon rains.
The Met department had on June 22 forecast that Monsoon was likely to hit Delhi by June 26.
Delhiites woke up to a rain soaked pleasant morning today which brought down the temperature to 22.4 degrees Celsius, six notches below the season's average.
Rainfall measuring 20.7 mm lashed parts of the capital till 8.30 am and humidity in the air was recorded at 93 per cent, a MeT official said.
The weatherman has predicted that light rains might continue throughout the day.
"The sky will be mainly clear with possibilities of light rain and thundershowers through the day," the official said.
The maximum temperature is expected to be 36.8 degrees Celsius, same as yesterday.
Yesterday, the minimum temperature was recorded two notches below the normal at 25.8 degrees Celsius.
(With PTI inputs)
