NEW DELHI: Despite the massive waterlogging and flooding that Delhi witnessed on Wednesday, the city did not 'officially' see much rainfall through the day. At Safdarjung, the main Met observation centre in Delhi, a paltry 0.6mm rain was recorded till 8.30pm.
However, places like the Ridge in north east Delhi and Palam recorded 56.6mm and 25.8mm rain respectively. Met officials say the current weather conditions with rainfall at short intervals is likely to continue till Thursday. After that, there will be a respite for a couple of days with intensity of rain expected to go down.
According to Met data, Tuesday was overall more wet than Wednesday. Safdarjung itself saw 9.3mm rainfall till 8.30am on Wednesday, data collected over 24 hours. ''Some areas did experience short spells of heavy rain though for once, Safdarjung barely recorded any. A similar situation is likely to prevail till Thursday, where parts of the city will get intermittent rain and thereafter, there will be a decrease in rainfall activity,'' said a Met official. The Met had also forecast that the month would end on a wet note with the last couple of days seeing widespread showers through the day.
At Palam, heavy rainfall was recorded in the morning, totalling 25.8mm between 6.30am and 9am. This also caused visibility to reduce to 700m, though this did not have an impact on flight schedule.
What could be worrying for the city is that the Met also predicts widespread rain for the foothills till September 3. ''We are expecting a decrease in rainfall activity though the foothills are likely to get good showers. Uttarakhand, for instance, has been seeing rain upto 70mm in many areas and the intensity of rainfall should be maintained for a couple of days,'' said an official.
The Met department said the monsoon trough continued to remain north of its position, passing through Anoopgarh, Hissar, Agra, Jabalpur and centre of the low pressure area before moving southeastwards to southeast Bay of Bengal. ''For the next 24 hours, widespread rain and thundershowers can be expected over Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, sub-Himayalan West Bengal and Sikkim and northeast states,'' said the department.
The maximum and minimum temperatures on Wednesday went up to 31.7 degree celsius, two degrees below normal and 25.3 degrees celsius, one degree below normal.
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However, places like the Ridge in north east Delhi and Palam recorded 56.6mm and 25.8mm rain respectively. Met officials say the current weather conditions with rainfall at short intervals is likely to continue till Thursday. After that, there will be a respite for a couple of days with intensity of rain expected to go down.
According to Met data, Tuesday was overall more wet than Wednesday. Safdarjung itself saw 9.3mm rainfall till 8.30am on Wednesday, data collected over 24 hours. ''Some areas did experience short spells of heavy rain though for once, Safdarjung barely recorded any. A similar situation is likely to prevail till Thursday, where parts of the city will get intermittent rain and thereafter, there will be a decrease in rainfall activity,'' said a Met official. The Met had also forecast that the month would end on a wet note with the last couple of days seeing widespread showers through the day.
At Palam, heavy rainfall was recorded in the morning, totalling 25.8mm between 6.30am and 9am. This also caused visibility to reduce to 700m, though this did not have an impact on flight schedule.
What could be worrying for the city is that the Met also predicts widespread rain for the foothills till September 3. ''We are expecting a decrease in rainfall activity though the foothills are likely to get good showers. Uttarakhand, for instance, has been seeing rain upto 70mm in many areas and the intensity of rainfall should be maintained for a couple of days,'' said an official.
The Met department said the monsoon trough continued to remain north of its position, passing through Anoopgarh, Hissar, Agra, Jabalpur and centre of the low pressure area before moving southeastwards to southeast Bay of Bengal. ''For the next 24 hours, widespread rain and thundershowers can be expected over Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, sub-Himayalan West Bengal and Sikkim and northeast states,'' said the department.
The maximum and minimum temperatures on Wednesday went up to 31.7 degree celsius, two degrees below normal and 25.3 degrees celsius, one degree below normal.
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