Heavy showers accompanied by thunder squall lashed the city this afternoon, taking by surprise Delhiites who were experiencing relatively warmer weather for the past few days. Several areas of the capital were hit by rains in the afternoon and continued till late in the evening leading to water logging in various stretches. Some parts of the city also experienced hailstorm. The MeT office said, the city received a total of 8.6 mm rainfall in 24 hours till 5.30 PM. The maximum temperature was recorded at 26.4 degree Celsius, while the minimum settled at 10.3 degree Celsius. Though the morning was sunny, clouds and darkness descended on the city along with rains, prompting motorists to switch on the headlights of their cars. Traffic was not affected much due to rains and water logging as it was a Sunday and vehicular movement was less on the roads. The first week of February saw the temperatures rise well above normal levels, but a spell of rain early last week brought the temperatures down.