Overnight rains in parts of the national capital brought some relief to people from the scorching heat as the mercury dropped considerably on Friday to settle at a pleasant 21.8 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature too registered a fall and is likely to hover around 34 degrees Celsius later in the day.
"The areas under Safdarjung, Lodhi Road, Palam, Aayangar and Ridge observatories recorded a rainfall of 18 mm, 21.2 mm, 25.9 mm, 33 mm, and 10.8 mm respectively," a MeT Department official said.
The Safdarjung observatory, registered a low of 21.8 degrees Celsius Friday morning, six notches below the normal. On Thursday, the maximum and minimum temperature had settled at 39.6 and 28.6 degrees respectively