Heavy rains bring down mercury in Delhi, cause waterlogging
India | October 24, 2021 22:25 ISTAccording to the India Meteorological Department, Delhi’s minimum temperature was 19 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average.
According to the India Meteorological Department, Delhi’s minimum temperature was 19 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average.
Arvind Kejriwal said that the Delhi government is committed to helping the farmers. He added that compensation paid to farmers in Delhi is the highest in the country.
The off-season rains have been attributed to western disturbance. Moderate to heavy rains have been predicted for adjoining areas in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana too, the IMD said.
On Saturday, the minimum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 20 degrees Celsius, at Safdarjang which is the city's base station. The maximum temperature was recorded at 35.5 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal.
The commencement of withdrawal of the southwest monsoon had started on October 6, against the normal date of September 17.
One of the most-delayed and erratic monsoons in Delhi yielded 1,169.7 mm of rainfall, the third-highest since data has been maintained by IMD.
The weather dept has predicted a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle.
Rains lashed several parts of the national capital on Thursday evening, weather officials said. According to the weather department, light rains are expected on Friday.
IMD has issued a warning for extremely bad weather in Delhi on Wednesday with the possibility of waterlogging and disruption of traffic.
Between June 1, when the monsoon season starts, and September 15, Delhi normally gets 614.3 mm of rainfall. The monsoon withdraws from Delhi by September 25.
Light rain is likely at night. Moderate rain is predicted over the next two days, which means Delhi is likely to witness another record for monsoon precipitation, an IMD official said.
According to IMD's forecast, the national capital is likely to witness heavy rainfall between Wednesday to Thursday and light showers are predicted on Saturday.
Severe waterlogging was experienced in the national capital as it experienced heavy downpour over the past few days.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that necessary changes as suggested by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi will be made to "bolster" the city's drainage system and make it foolproof.
The weatherman predicted a generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain thundershowers during the day in Delhi.
In a video posted on Twitter, the national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha asked Kejriwal to have boards put up across Delhi about his achievement.
Total rainfall in the national capital this season has been 1,136.8 mm at the Safdarjung observatory. Delhi had recorded 1,420.3 mm of rainfall in 1933.
The city gauged 417.3 mm of rainfall in September 1944, the highest in the 1901-2021 period. It has already received 383.4 mm of precipitation this September, till 5:30 pm on Saturday, an IMD official said.
The most recent prediction by the weather department indicated further downpour in Delhi and adjoining areas.
Delhi: Waterlogging at Indira Gandhi International Airport (Terminal 3) after national capital received heavy rain As per India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi will witness 'generally cloudy sky, heavy rain/thundershowers, very heavy rain at isolated places towards night'
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