Delhi rain nears monthly average in just 8 days
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Live Events as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Addas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel New Delhi: Marking a four-day streak of showers, the national capital on Saturday recorded its wettest August day in two years, with the month's rainfall total nearly reaching the monthly average in just the first eight days.With 98.7 mm of rain till 8.30 am, Delhi marked the highest rainfall in the month of August since 2024, when 107.6 mm of rain was recorded on the first day of the month.The record took Safdarjung's cumulative rainfall for August to 225.7 mm till 8.30 am on Saturday, just a few mm short of the month's long-period average of 233.1 mm.Traffic snarls were reported at several stretches across the national capital amid incessant rain, with heavy congestion at the Kalindi Kunj border, ITO, Press Enclave Marg, Geetanjali Marg and Mehrauli-Badarpur Road. Traffic was also affected in parts of east Delhi, including stretches of GT Road.Meanwhile, several weather stations recorded light to moderate rain on Saturday.Safdarjung recorded 16.6 mm of rain between 11.30 pm on Friday and 2.30 am on Saturday, and 1.6 mm of rain in the subsequent three hours.
The station recorded a total of 4.4 mm of rain between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm.Pushp Vihar recorded 165 mm of rain in 24 hours till 8.30 am on Saturday; 38.5 mm of rain between 8.30 am and 11.30 am; 18.5 mm of rain till 2.30 pm and 8.5 mm of rain in the subsequent three hours.During the first eight days of the month, Safdarjung recorded 188.4 mm of rain against a normal of around 60 mm, making it 214 per cent above normal.Palam recorded 155.4 mm against a normal of 57.9 mm for the eight-day period, making it 168 per cent above normal. Lodhi Road received 198.5 mm against a normal of 60 mm, 231 per cent above normal.The Ridge logged 184.4 mm as opposed to the normal of 56.7 mm, bringing it to 225 per cent above normal, while Aya Nagar received 239.3 mm against a normal of 43.1 mm, bringing it to a whopping 455 per cent above normal during the first eight days of August.Delhi saw an increase in the maximum temperature on Saturday, even as parts of the city received light to moderate rain throughout the day amidst a yellow alert issued by the IMD.Safdarjung, representative of the city's weather, recorded a maximum temperature of 32.8 degrees Celsius, 1.4 degree below the normal and 5.3 degrees higher than the day before.The minimum temperature was logged at 24.7 degrees Celsius, 2.2 degrees below the normal and marking a 0.9-degree decrease from a day before.Palam recorded a maximum of 31.4 degree Celsius, four degrees higher than on Friday, and a minimum temperature of 22.5 degrees Celsius, with a 0.7-degree decrease from a day before.
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