This story is from May 15, 2020

Strong wind, hailstorm bring respite as temperature dips by 5°C in Delhi

The capital and neighbouring cities were engulfed in a dust storm brought about by strong wind blowing at 72 kmph on Thursday evening. Grey skies soon took over and lashed parts of Delhi-NCR with rain and hail.
Strong wind, hailstorm bring respite as temperature dips by 5°C in Delhi
A combination of a western disturbance and an induced cyclonic circulation over west Rajasthan led to rain and hailstorm in Delhi
NEW DELHI: The capital and neighbouring cities were engulfed in a dust storm brought about by strong wind blowing at 72 kmph on Thursday evening. Grey skies soon took over and lashed parts of Delhi-NCR with rain and hail.
Met officials said a hailstorm was witnessed in isolated parts of north Delhi and Punjabi Bagh in west Delhi under the influence of western disturbance.
Between 5.30pm and 8.30pm, Safdarjung recorded 0.4mm of rainfall, while Palam saw 'trace' of rainfall , IMD said.
Thunder is forecast for Friday, but temperature is unlikely to be impacted by this spell and is expected to touch 40 degrees Celsius by Sunday.
Kuldeep Srivastava, IMD scientist and head of Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, said squall with speed up to 72kmph was recorded at 5.45pm. “It helped bring down the temperature by 4-5 degrees, which had touched 40 degrees C during the day. A combination of a western disturbance and an induced cyclonic circulation over west Rajasthan led to this activity,” he added.
Citing high temperature and introduction of moisture through western disturbances, Srivastava explained that hailstorm was not uncommon for April-June.
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