The month of August had largely been hot, humid and gruelling for Delhiites. The city hardly observed any good showers after the 10th of August, when the Safdarjung Observatory had recorded 82.2 mm of rain. Till the 27th, the national capital received only 120 mm against the monthly average of 253.4 mm of rain.
A sudden development of thunder clouds on the 28th afternoon brought good showers in Central, East and south Delhi. Showers were the heaviest in Central Delhi that include Connaught Place and the Lutyens zone.
September came as a big relief and the city has been enjoying some lovely weather conditions since the beginning of the month. The first day itself recorded 36 mm of rain. There was a relative lull after the 6th but rain once again picked up pace since the 10th of September.
On Thursday, the city began receiving rain since morning and intermittent showers continued for the entire day. As reiterated by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, rain in Delhi was once again patchy in nature. While Noida received 20 mm of rain, Indrapuram remained dry. Ridge received heaviest rainfall of 50.4 mm, Faridabad followed with 26 mm, Hindon 25.2 mm, Lodhi Road 18.3 mm, Safdarjung 15.2 mm, Delhi University 14 mm, Pusa 6 mm and Yamuna Sports Complex 4 mm. Mangeshpur and Najafgarh did not receive any rain.
The day remained overcast, keeping maximum temperature low at 29.1°C at Safdarjung. Though, Palam received just 0.3 mm of rain, proximity of rain patches did not let maximum here rise above 30.4°C. Yesterday’s spell gave rise to humidity content in the air, suppressing the quick rise of day temperatures. With forecast of light rain on Friday as well, temperatures will hover in the mid-thirties.
