For fourth time in 121 years, Delhi sees over 1,200 mm of rainfall

Normally, the national capital sees 653.6 mm of rainfall during the monsoon season.

New Delhi: Having already received 1,502.8 mm of rainfall so far this year, Delhi is poised to break the all-time record for annual precipitation. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the national capital gauged 1,534.3 mm of rainfall in 1933, the highest annual precipitation in the 1901-2021 period.

This is only the fourth time in 121 years -- after 1933, 1964 and 1975 -- that Delhi has received more than 1,200 mm of rainfall.

The Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, has recorded 1,502.8mm of rainfall till Monday evening. It is the second-highest rainfall in the capital since 1901 when the IMD started maintaining data, an official said.