New Delhi: Late night rains on Saturday took Delhi’s cumulative rainfall in January to 88.2 mm, the highest in the month since 1901. India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Earlier, the capital had recorded 79.7 mm of rain in 1989 and 73.7 mm in 1953, according to IMD data.
Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, has recorded six rainy days and 88.2 mm of rain so far this month. In the 24 hours that ended at 8.30 am on Sunday, 19.7 mm of rain fell.
According to the data available on the IMD website, the Palam observatory also received a record 110 mm of rainfall this month.
The minimum temperature in the national capital on Sunday was recorded at 10.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 14.9 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal.
According to the IMD, the relative humidity was recorded at 84 per cent at 5.30 pm.
The Meteorological Department has predicted a partly cloudy and cold day with moderate fog at some places in the national capital on Monday morning.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to remain at 16 and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively, on Monday.
Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the “poor” category on Sunday, data from the Central Pollution Control Board showed.
Delhi, Faridabad (115) and Gurgaon (172), Faridabad (115), Ghaziabad (165), Greater Noida (140) and Noida (148) recorded the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 201 at 7.05 pm.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”. .
The rains on Saturday brought down the maximum temperature in the capital by seven degrees below normal and the lowest so far this season at 14.7 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature has been below normal since the second week of January. The minimum temperature remained near normal and above normal.
This largely prevents prolonged exposure to sunlight between January 9 and January 19 due to cloud cover and rain. Mahest Palavati, Vice President (Meteorology and Climate Change), Skymet Weather.
The rains between January 7 and January 9 increased the humidity in the air, leading to foggy conditions amid low temperatures.
He said, “Due to fog and low clouds, foggy conditions prevailed over large parts of the capital and adjoining areas till January 16. From January 16, the day temperature again fell again under the influence of one successive Western Disturbance (WD). ” ,
Palawat said Delhi recorded six WDs in January this year, while three to four WDs were normal in the month.
“Three WDs were observed in Delhi between January 1 and January 9. Since January 16, three more have affected the capital, the latest being on January 21,” he said.
Clouds and rain block exposure to the sun, reducing daytime temperatures. Clouds trap the heat during the day, keeping the night temperature above normal.
The IMD has predicted a drop of three to four degrees Celsius in the minimum temperature in Delhi in the coming days.
Earlier, the capital had recorded 79.7 mm of rain in 1989 and 73.7 mm in 1953, according to IMD data.
Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, has recorded six rainy days and 88.2 mm of rain so far this month. In the 24 hours that ended at 8.30 am on Sunday, 19.7 mm of rain fell.
According to the data available on the IMD website, the Palam observatory also received a record 110 mm of rainfall this month.
The minimum temperature in the national capital on Sunday was recorded at 10.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 14.9 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal.
According to the IMD, the relative humidity was recorded at 84 per cent at 5.30 pm.
The Meteorological Department has predicted a partly cloudy and cold day with moderate fog at some places in the national capital on Monday morning.
The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to remain at 16 and 7 degrees Celsius, respectively, on Monday.
Delhi’s air quality was recorded in the “poor” category on Sunday, data from the Central Pollution Control Board showed.
Delhi, Faridabad (115) and Gurgaon (172), Faridabad (115), Ghaziabad (165), Greater Noida (140) and Noida (148) recorded the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 201 at 7.05 pm.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”. .
The rains on Saturday brought down the maximum temperature in the capital by seven degrees below normal and the lowest so far this season at 14.7 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature has been below normal since the second week of January. The minimum temperature remained near normal and above normal.
This largely prevents prolonged exposure to sunlight between January 9 and January 19 due to cloud cover and rain. Mahest Palavati, Vice President (Meteorology and Climate Change), Skymet Weather.
The rains between January 7 and January 9 increased the humidity in the air, leading to foggy conditions amid low temperatures.
He said, “Due to fog and low clouds, foggy conditions prevailed over large parts of the capital and adjoining areas till January 16. From January 16, the day temperature again fell again under the influence of one successive Western Disturbance (WD). ” ,
Palawat said Delhi recorded six WDs in January this year, while three to four WDs were normal in the month.
“Three WDs were observed in Delhi between January 1 and January 9. Since January 16, three more have affected the capital, the latest being on January 21,” he said.
Clouds and rain block exposure to the sun, reducing daytime temperatures. Clouds trap the heat during the day, keeping the night temperature above normal.
The IMD has predicted a drop of three to four degrees Celsius in the minimum temperature in Delhi in the coming days.
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