Delhi-NCR To Continue Witnessing Rain Today. Second Highest Rainfall In Oct Since 2007, Says IMD
Delhi-NCR Weather Update: The weather office has forecast more rain for Sunday. Delhi has recorded heavy rain so far, but it is not record-breaking rainfall for the month of October yet.
New Delhi: The National Capital Region has been witnessing incessant rain which has brought the temperature down but also led to waterlogging in areas.
Delhi has received the second highest rainfall since 2007 in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am, news agency PTI reported the India Meteorological data on Sunday as informing.
Earlier, the lowest such margin was recorded on October 19, 1998 at 3.1 degree Celsius, the IMD added.
According to the IMD, Delhi recorded heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday (24-hour period till 8:30 AM today) -- 74.3mm, 87.2mm, and 85.2mm at Safdarjung, Lodhi Road, and Ayaynagar observatories respectively.
The weather office has forecast more rain for Sunday.
The IMD has forecast a generally cloudy sky on Sunday with light to moderate rains at most places in the city, news agency PTI reported.
"The maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 24 and 21 degrees Celsius respectively," an IMD official said, as quoted by PTI.
Incessant Rains In Parts Of North India Bring Relief For Locals, Waterlogging In Delhi-NCR — IN PICS
On Twitter, the met department informed that light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of South, South-East Delhi and NCR (Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Panipat, Gohana, Sohana, Palwal, Nuh, Hodal (Haryana) Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Chandpur, Amroha, Moradabad, Garhmukteshwar, Rampur, Sambhal, Chandausi, Jahangirabad, Khurja, Narora, Sahaswan, Badayun, Aligarh, Kasganj, Nandgaon, Hathras, Mathura, and Etah (U.P.).
Amroha, Moradabad, Garhmukteshwar, Rampur, Sambhal, Chandausi, Jahangirabad, Khurja, Narora, Sahaswan, Badayun, Aligarh, Kasganj, Nandgaon, Hathras, Mathura, Etah (U.P.) during next 2 hours. pic.twitter.com/fVVWDdcdQX
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) October 9, 2022
Incessant Rains Improve Air Quality
The Incessant rains in parts of Delhi on Saturday improved the air quality to the "good" category and bringing down the mercury. However, the rains also caused a slowdown in traffic and waterlogging in parts of the national capital.
The maximum temperature settled 10 notches below normal at 23.4 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.8 degrees Celsius.
The rains over the last few days have significantly contributed to improving the air quality. At 6:40 pm, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) was registered at 37, which falls in the "good" category.
The Safdarjung observatory, the city's primary weather station, gauged 30.1 mm of rainfall in a nine-hour period ending at 5:30 pm, PTI reported.
The Palam observatory recorded 23 mm rainfall between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The Lodhi Road, Ridge, and Ayanagar weather stations received 36.8 mm, 17.3 mm, and 25.8 mm of rainfall respectively.
Jafarpur, Najafgarh, and Mayur Vihar recorded 3.5 mm, 13.5 mm, and 27 mm rains respectively.
Rainfall below 15 mm is considered "light", between 15 mm and 64.5 mm "moderate", between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm "heavy" and between 115.6 mm and 204.4 mm "very heavy". Above 204.4 mm is considered "extremely heavy" rainfall.
The humidity levels oscillated between 93 and 100 per cent.
Though the rains improved the air quality, people faced problems due to waterlogging and traffic snarls.
Places that witnessed waterlogging include Anand Vihar, Wazirabad, the stretch of road between the INA market and the AIIMS, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Tughlakabad, Sangam Vihar, Kirari, Rohtak Road, Vikas Marg, near Zakhira, Najafgarh, Mahipalpur and Rangpuri, civic and public works department (PWD) officials said.
Traffic snarls were reported from different parts of the city.
Vehicular traffic was affected on New Rohtak Road, in the carriageway from Zakhira towards Anand Parbat, due to waterlogging near the Anand Parbat red light.
(With Agency Inputs)
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