Muggy Monday leaves city sweating

TNN / May 8, 2006, 23:55 IST

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The day temperature fell from a high of 44.4 degrees Celsius to 41.4 degrees Celsius (which was still a degree above normal).

NEW DELHI: Monday may not have been as hot as it has been in the past few days, but the dust haze and high humidity seemed to more than make up for the fall in temperature.
The day temperature fell from a high of 44.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday to 41.4 degrees Celsius (which was still a degree above normal). The dust haze meant that the night temperature went up to 27.8 degrees Celsius (three degrees above normal).
Though there was finally some respite from the dry heat of the past week, most people were left struggling to manage the hazards of the dust haze.
"I was so glad to see an overcast sky in the morning, but the dust haze soon triggered a wheezing fit," said Gaurav Sinha, a resident of Green Park. The dust haze makes it particularly difficult for asthmatics and people prone to wheezing.

"When the mercury reaches 45 degrees Celsius, then I just don't budge out of office. But when the humidity is so high, one feels uncomfortable even with the AC on," said Geetika Bhasin, a resident of Defence Colony.
The Met department has forecast thundershowers and squalls in some areas of the city, but no rain is expected. The temperature may see a further fall. "On Tuesday, we are expecting the maximum temperature to fall to around 40 degrees Celsius," said a Met official.
Other cities in north India fared no better with even hill stations like Shimla recording a high of 29 degrees Celsius (seven degrees above normal).
Delhiites, meanwhile, are busy finalising their travel plans for the summer. While it's the routine Kulu-Manali for many, others are taking off for more exotic locations like New Zealand and even Alaska.

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