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NEW DELHI: Delhi woke up to a cool and pleasant morning on Wednesday as overnight rain brought the mercury levels down, providing much-needed relief to residents even as it threw the traffic out of gear due to minor water-logging. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, reported 21.6 mm rains till 8.30 am. The reason for the recent rains can be attributed to a Monsoon trough passing close to the foothills of Himalayas. The city recorded a high of 31.7 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, and a minimum temperature of 24.2 degrees Celsius. On Tuesday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 33.4 degrees Celsius and minimum at 24.2 degrees Celsius..