Unusual Spell of Fog Descends on Delhi After Untimely Rain in Scorching May
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According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), due to western disturbances in the weather, Delhi recorded more than 20 mm of rainfall in April, the month’s highest since 2017. More rains are predicted till Sunday.
People woke up to an unusual mist that engulfed Delhi NCR on Thursday morning after a sudden untimely downpour in the hottest month of the year.
May, which usually recorded a temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius, has now seen a drop to 15.8 degrees Celsius with low visibility limit of 800 metres due to shallow fog.
Residents couldn't hold back and took to social media to post visuals of the foggy morning.
While some find it a surreal sight, others couldn't believe their eyes.
#Delhi Witnesses Unusual 🌫 Fog, Rain in it's Otherwise Hottest Month of May
— Sputnik India (@Sputnik_India) May 4, 2023
🇮🇳 Such weather conditions are not typical for May which is the hottest month of the year in the city with a mean maximum temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius.#delhifog pic.twitter.com/BGUw29mqFe
Enjoy Winters in May #DelhiWeather #Fog pic.twitter.com/TvuKOu1qxD
— Shivani Sharma (@shivanipost) May 4, 2023
Fog in May in NCR.. What’s happening #JaiBajarangbali pic.twitter.com/u5DNWJDewX
— Rohit Sharma 🇮🇳 🕉 (@vatrohit77) May 4, 2023
Is everyone in Delhi waking up to a May FOG?
— 𝚊𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚊 (@Aparna) May 4, 2023
And 19c weather. #adelhiWeather #fog pic.twitter.com/tU95i3wO3B
#ClimateEmergency #DelhiWeather Fog on a May morning in Delhi. Never ever before have I experienced this in over 4 decades of living in this city. This is surreal! pic.twitter.com/qQsNBhEl3H
— Divya (@thisdivinelight) May 4, 2023
