Delhi's "Coolest May" Since 2008: Weather Office Delhi Weather: It was a respite from the scorching heat in May for people in Delhi. Here's why Updated: June 01, 2021 4:03 pm IST Delhi weather: The national capital saw the "coolest May", according to IMD (file photo) Light showers and gusty winds took the sting out of Delhi's scorching heat in May. "This is the coolest May since 2008," Kuldeep Srivastava, senior weather scientist at the India Meteorological Department in Delhi said on Tuesday. "There are two main reasons for this. Both Western Disturbance and the cyclones had an effect on the weather in Delhi-NCR," Mr Srivastava added. On Monday, a minimum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal, was recorded after a sudden change in weather over the weekend.