Rain lashes several parts of national capital, Delhiites gets respite after warm February. India is likely to experience a warmer than usual March with a good number of heat wave days, media quoted the weather office as saying on Friday. The average minimum temperature in the national capital was 11.6 degrees Celsius, making it the highest February minimum in the last six years. The previous month also witnessed a record-breaking night, with the minimum temperature settling at 19.5 degrees Celsius on February 27, marking the hottest February night in 74 years. On the same day, the maximum temperature peaked at 32.4 degrees Celsius,. On Friday, with a cloudy sky, the. maximum temperature was recorded at 27 degrees Celsius. while the minimum was. recorded at 18.4 degree Celsius, the second highest minimum this month, according to the. India Meteorological Department (IMD). On Thursday, Delhi woke up to rain and thunderstorm as well, with weather office forecasting a similar weather on Friday and Saturday as well. The city recorded four rainy days in February, compared to six in 2024. The last time the city recorded such a warm average minimum temperatures was in 2017.
