Parts of Delhi receive light rain, more showers likely over next 3 days
India Today
Parts of Delhi received light rain on Wednesday, providing respite from sultry weather. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rain in the national capital over the next three days.
A fresh bout of rain drenched Delhi on Wednesday, providing respite from sultry weather. Several parts of the national capital, including east and south Delhi, reported light rain.
According to the weather officials, rains are likely to pick up in the city over the next two to three days with the monsoon trough moving down from the foothills of the Himalayas.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that light to moderate rain is likely in the national capital over the next three days.
On Wednesday, the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 35 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels had soared to 95 per cent on Tuesday, increasing discomfort for residents.
Delhi received 286.3 mm of rainfall against a normal of 209.7 mm in July. In August, the wettest month of the year, the capital recorded 247.7 mm of precipitation on average. Overall, the city has received 312 mm of precipitation against a normal of 307.7 mm since June 1 when the monsoon season started.
The surplus rainfall gave the capital 24 'satisfactory' air quality days in July, the second-highest since 2015 when the IMD started maintaining air quality index (AQI) data. Delhi also recorded a dip in maximum temperatures in July due to surplus rainfall. The average maximum temperature stood at 35.36 degrees Celsius, the lowest since 2017. The IMD has forecast a normal to above normal monsoon in northwest India for August and September.
