Rain keeps Delhi cool and breezy, IMD issues yellow alert in 5 northern states

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'Yellow' alert across five north Indian states, predicting fresh rainfall in parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh..

According to the IMD, two Western disturbances -- a cyclonic circulation over Haryana and its neighbourhood, south Pakistan, and an induced cyclonic circulation over northwest Rajasthan -- have triggered a significant drop in mercury...

A day after heavy rain lashed many parts of Delhi, the maximum temperature settled at 28.3 degrees Celsius, 11 notches below normal on Tuesday..

The weather system also affected Chandigarh, which reported a drop of nearly 10 degrees Celsius in May, the lowest in the past 36 years..

Fresh rainfall on Monday further dropped the temperature to 25.7 degrees Celsius...

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