There is a possibility of more rain on Thursday, an alert has been issued by the Meteorological Department. Orange The warning, warning of “major traffic disruptions on roads, increased likelihood of vehicle accidents and water logging in low-lying areas”.
Meteorological Department officials said that Delhi has been receiving light to moderate rains for a week and a Monsoon Trough is passing through the area.
The weather station recorded a maximum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius. TOI: Anindya Chattopadhyay
NS safdarjung The observatory, considered the official marker for the city, recorded 4.1 mm of rain between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm.
The weather station recorded a maximum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius, seven notches below normal.
Clearly, lodi road, ridge and Ayanagar The weather stations recorded 26.8 mm, 6 mm, 32.6 mm and 22.4 mm of rainfall respectively.
Rainfall recorded below 15 mm is considered ‘light’, between 15 and 64.5 mm ‘moderate’, between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm ‘heavy’, between 115.6 and 204.4 ‘very heavy’. Anything above 204.4 mm is considered ‘extremely heavy rainfall’.
The city has received 386.3 mm of rain so far this month, which is 103 per cent more than the normal 190.4 mm.
This is the highest rainfall in July since 2003 and the second highest ever.
On Tuesday morning (before 8:30 am), Safdarjung recorded 100 mm of rain in just three hours.
Delhi has recorded 16 rainy days so far this month.
Monsoon that arrived here on July 13, making it the most delayed in 19 years, is now drenching Delhi, flooding low-lying areas and causing long traffic jams.
Generally, Delhi receives 210.6 mm of rainfall in July.
The city had recorded 236.9 mm of rain last year, 199.2 mm in 2019 and 286.2 mm in 2018.
Delhi received 340.5 mm of rain in 2013. The record so far is 632.2 mm of rainfall in July, 2003 as per IMD Fact.
According to Mahesh PalavatiVice President (Meteorology), skymet weatherOver the years, the number of rainy days has decreased, and extreme weather events have increased.
“Cities are recording more rainfall in less time. Earlier, 100 mm of rain used to fall in three to four days. Now, we are getting so much rainfall in just five-six hours,” he said.
Palawat said such spells of rain do not help recharge groundwater and cause flooding in low-lying areas.
Water seeps into the ground if it rains slowly over four to five days. In the event of heavy downpour, the rain water flows away rapidly, the official said.
IMD uses four color codes: green means all is well; Yellow indicates severely inclement weather. It also suggests that the weather may be inclement, causing disruption in day-to-day activities.
The Orange Alert is issued as a warning for extreme inclement weather, which is likely to cause traffic disruptions with road and drain closures and power supply interruptions. Red occurs when extremely inclement weather conditions are sure to disrupt travel and power and pose a significant risk to life.
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