Driest September in Delhi in 16 years: IMD
India | Sep 24, 2020, 07:27 PM ISTDelhi recorded less than 21 mm rainfall in September, the lowest for the month in 16 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Delhi recorded less than 21 mm rainfall in September, the lowest for the month in 16 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Delhi is likely to receive light rainfall on Wednesday, which could be the last precipitation of this monsoon season, the MeT department said. There has been no rainfall in Delhi for two weeks. The last time Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded any rainfall (1.3 mm) was on September 8.
A partly cloudy sky and light rainfall is likely to bring slight relief from the sultry weather in Delhi on Tuesday, the meteorological department said. There has been no precipitation in the city for 13 days on the trot.
Lack of rain is likely to push the mercury further up in Delhi over the next two days, the weather department said on Tuesday. There has been no rain in the city for the past five days. According to the India Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature will likely touch the 38-degrees Celsius mark over the next two days amid lack of rain.
Day temperature is expected to rise marginally in the national capital as rainfall is unlikely over the next few days, the weather department has predicted.
Some parts of Delhi drenched with rain on Friday. The heavy downpour brought respite from the sultry weather condition prevailing for a few days.
The national capital reeled under sultry weather on Thursday as rains continued to elude large parts of the city.
Delhi and its adjoining areas including, Noida and Greater Noida on Monday witnessed rainfall and thunderstorm following gusty wind lashed the region.
Heat wave is not expected to return to Delhi-NCR before June 8, as another western disturbance is expected to affect the weather in northwest India in the next three to four days, the meteorological department said on Saturday.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, here on Tuesday, said the air quality of the national capital could to deteriorate due to approaching dust storms from western India.
The national capital experienced a hot day on Sunday, hitting a high of 37.2 degrees Celsius, one notch above the normal for this time of the year.
A day after Delhi witnessed a warm winter Sunday, the national capital is expected to receive light rains on Monday, while the air quality plunged to the 'very poor' category as light prevailed in the morning.
The minimum temperature in the national capital dropped on Thursday and is expected to dip further over the weekend due to icy winds coming in from the hills, weather experts said.
A Twitter user posted a few pictures on her account, saying she was on her way to work when she saw the rickshaw with the dog wrapped in a blanket in the passenger's seat.
Delhi and adjoining areas including the hills of the North and the plains along the river Ganga continue to shiver under intense cold wave. Some scientists say this is the coldest winter in 118 years.
Delhi Weather Alert: Delhi and NCR witnessed extreme dense fog on Monday morning reducing visibility with the minimum temperature recorded at 4 degree Celsius at 7 am. Due to the thick blanket of fog, At least 30 trains are running late due to low visibility in the Northern Railway region
The India Meteorological Department has issued code red warning for the cold wave conditions for Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, and amber-colour warning for Madhya Pradesh for Sunday. The cold wave was not expected to relent until the New Year.
The national capital on Thursday recorded a minimum of 5.2 degrees Celsius, the season's lowest, as dense fog prevented sunlight from heating the ground, officials said.
Delhi shivered on Tuesday as the maximum temperature settled 10 notches below the season's average at 12.2 degrees Celsius-- the second lowest maximum temperature in 27 years, the Met office said. In 1997, the maximum temperature was recorded at 11.3 degrees Celsius.
Severe cold conditions gripped Delhi on Tuesday, with the minimum temperature settling at 10.4 degrees Celsius. A MeT department official said 'severe cold day conditions' prevailed in many parts of the city.
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