Delhi Rain: Water logging situation after rain lashes parts of national capital
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: July 26, 2023 05:13 PM2023-07-26T17:13:50+5:302023-07-26T17:13:50+5:30
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Many parts of Delhi faced waterlogging and traffic jams due to moderate to heavy rains on Wednesday morning. Due to rain, the minimum temperature was recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, while the maximum temperature was around 33 degrees Celsius.
City dwellers were troubled by high humidity and above normal temperature. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'Orange Alert' of moderate rain during the day for Wednesday, while a 'Yellow Alert' has been issued for Thursday. IMD data shows that Delhi.
Similarly, 35.1 mm of rain has been recorded in Lodhi Road, 26 in Ayanagar, 53.5 in Mungeshpur and 110.5 mm at Mayur Vihar weather station. 'Light' below 15 mm, 'Medium' between 15 and 64.5 mm, 'Heavy' between 64.5 and 115.5 mm, 115.6 to 204.4 mm
The city has so far recorded 368.6 millimeters of rainfall in July against the normal of 173.7. An average of 195.8 mm of rain falls in the entire month. Delhi has recorded above normal rainfall in the last four months. 53.2 mm against the normal 17.4 mm in March
Due to the interaction of Western Disturbance, monsoon winds and cyclonic circulation over northwest India, July 8th and 9th received the highest rainfall (153 mm) in one day since 1982. In the next 24 hours, the city received an additional 107 mm of rain. July 8th.
