Parts of National Capital received light rainfall on Sunday, making for another wet day.

Though it did rain in bits and parts, but prevailin maximum humidity level of 73% ensured it was a sultry day despite the maximum temperature remaining below the 40°C mark, at 39.8°C, for a second day in a row.

Despite the relatively lower maximum temperature, high humidity made it an uncomfortable day to be out in the open, with the heat index (HI) or “real feel” of temperature recorded at 53°C, the IMD said in its daily weather bulletin, forecasting no heatwave conditions in Delhi for the remainder of the month.

Delhi’s wet-bulb temperature, another indicator of the comfort level outside, was recorded at 30°C on Sunday at 2.30pm, the highest so far this year. It was 28.4°C at the same time on Saturday and 26.6°C on Friday.