Record breaking rain in Delhi: 1100 mm of rain fell in monsoon for the first time in 46 years, the airport was flooded along with the roads; Orange alert issued

Monsoon may have knocked late this year in Delhi, but it has set the record for the highest rainfall in 46 years. 46 years ago in 1975 Delhi had recorded 1150 mm of rain. Whereas in this monsoon season so far 1100 mm of rain has been recorded here. Earlier in 2003, the monsoon had received 1050 mm of rain. And the monsoon is not over yet, so there is a possibility of more rain this year.

According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of light to heavy rain in Delhi-NCR on Saturday as well. For this, the Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert. According to the department, there may be rain with thunderstorms in many areas of Delhi, NCR, Haryana and UP.

Water filled at the airport too
Due to heavy rain since Friday night, Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport has been flooded. The wheels of the planes standing here have been submerged in water. Four domestic and one international flight from the airport have been diverted towards Jaipur and Ahmedabad.

Double the average rainfall recorded this season
According to the Meteorological Department, monsoon starts in Delhi from June 1. It receives an average of 649.8 mm of rain during the entire rainy season. If we talk about from June 1 to September 10, there is an average rainfall of 586.4 mm. This time this figure reached 1100 on 10 September.

Monsoon entered Delhi on July 13. It arrived late at 19 years. Despite this, it rained for 16 days, which is the highest in four years. It rained only 10 days in August, which is the lowest in seven years. At the same time, 248.9 mm of rain has been received in September so far, while Delhi usually receives 129.8 mm of rain in September.

Changing monsoon pattern due to climate change
The Vice President of Skymet Weather said that the monsoon pattern is changing due to climate change. Now it is raining up to 100 mm in just 24 hours, earlier it used to rain in 10 to 15 days. Such rains do not recharge the groundwater and cause flooding in low-lying areas.