India, March 10 -- The maximum temperature in the city continued to soar on Sunday and was the highest so far this year. It was recorded at 32.8 degrees Celsius (degC) - four degrees above normal and up from 31.1degC on Saturday.

Prior to Sunday, the highest maximum was 32.4degC on February 27. According to forecast, clear skies are likely to persist in the Capital till Wednesday, before a western disturbance starts to impact the region, possibly bringing scattered light rain in the city on Holi (Friday).

The maximum is likely to spike further in the coming days, hovering close to 33degC on Monday and 34degC on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast. A marginal drop in temperature is expected from Thursday.

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