New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) High humidity and heat troubled the residents of the national capital in the absence of rain on Wednesday.

However, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said a fresh bout of rain is expected on the weekend.

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The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded a maximum temperature of 38.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal.

Most places recorded their maximum temperatures between 38 degrees and 40 degrees Celsius.

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Humidity levels oscillated between 57 and 84 per cent.

Though the IMD has predicted a normal monsoon for Delhi, rains have remained subdued since the wind system reached the national capital on June 25.

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