Record rains chilled the summer season warmth in Delhi, present information

Delhi’s official climate station at Safdarjung recorded 104.8 mm of rainfall within the 24 hours ending at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, pushing the cumulative rainfall this wet season to 38% above regular. From June 1, the beginning of monsoon in Delhi, the town has obtained 509.22 mm of rainfall. As per India Meteorological Department (IMD) information, the Capital noticed rainfall in extra of 45% in June and 24% in July. Rain was recorded in Delhi on all days of July, besides 20 and 21.

However, the pattern of extra rain within the nationwide capital began in May, which is taken into account to be the height of summer season. The metropolis recorded its wettest May this 12 months because the climate division began record-keeping in 1901. The cumulative rainfall for the month touched 186.4 mm, surpassing the earlier file of 165 mm set in May 2008, resulting in a comparatively milder summer season and an prolonged monsoon.

IMD information from 1971 to 2020 present that Delhi has obtained, on common, 640.4 mm of rainfall from June to September. In 2024, the rainfall was recorded at 1,029.9 mm, categorised as ‘giant extra’. Over the previous 10 years, 2014 noticed the driest spell, with 370.8 mm of rainfall, whereas the 2021 monsoon was the wettest, with 1,169.7 mm of rainfall.

Meanwhile, the present spell of rain, which began on Friday night time, additionally resulted within the Capital recording its coldest August day in not less than 14 years on Saturday, with the utmost temperature settling at 26.4 levels Celsius, 7.8 levels beneath regular. The earlier lowest daytime temperature for August was 27.9 levels Celsius recorded in 2012.

The IMD has forecast extra rain on Sunday with “partly cloudy skies and really gentle to gentle rain and thundershowers”.