NEW DELHI: Rain and cool winds brought the mercury down by five notches in the national capital Delhi with the maximum temperature settling at 28.3 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
The showers also improved air quality in the national capital. Delhi's 24-hour Air Quality Index was in the 'good' category with a reading of 45 on Sunday.
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'.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 23.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average.
The Safdarajung Observatory, the official marker for the national capital, recorded 1.3 mm rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm. The observatories at Palam, Lodhi Road, Ayanagar, Narela and Gurgaon recorded rainfall of 0.2 mm, 0.8 mm, 3 mm, 1.5 mm and 7.5 mm, respectively, during the period.
Humidity levels oscillated between 86 per cent and 100 per cent.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi received reports of waterlogging from five places and of trees being uprooted from 16 locations. The public works department received calls regarding waterlogging from Mundka and Narela, among others.
The weather office has forecast generally cloudy skies with the possibility of very light rain or drizzle at one or two places on Monday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle at 32 and 24 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality is likely to remain in the 'satisfactory' category from Monday to Wednesday.
In a statement issued earlier in the day, Raj Niwas officials said Lt Governor VK Saxena thanked the "rain gods" who made the stay of the visiting dignitaries for the G20 Summit all the more special by bringing down temperatures and improving the Air Quality Index.
(With PTI inputs)
