India, Sept. 10 -- New Delhi

It was a sunny day in the Capital-belying a week of intense rainfall, waterlogging and flooding-clocking a maximum temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius (degC), which was 1.9degC above the normal, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).

While IMD had forecast a spell of very light rainfall in isolated pockets on the day, no rain was recorded until night.

Mahesh Palawat, vice president at Skymet, said, "Clear weather is expected to continue throughout the week for the most part, with no forecast of any significant rain. There will be a change in wind direction in the next two-three days and once the westerlies and north-westerlies start impacting the region, the humidity will go down further."

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