Delhi and its adjoining regions of Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad has recorded heavy to very heavy rains since early morning hours. These rains have brought that much needed relief from humid and sultry weather conditions that were prevalent over the region.
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The Safdarjung observatory has received rainfall to the tune of 13 mm, while the Palam observatory has recorded 1 mm in span of 24 hours from 8:30 am on Wednesday.
However, because of these heavy showers, roads have been inundated, leading to massive traffic jams bringing city to a halt. Several schools have declared a rainy day.
The reason for these rain and thundershowers can be attributed to a trough that is running from South Punjab to Bay of Bengal across Haryana, North Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Moreover, an induced cyclonic circulation is over Central Pakistan. Thus, with the combined effect of these weather features the national capital recorded good amount of rainfall.
Take a look at the live lightning and thunderstorm status across Delhi NCR
As per weathermen at Skymet Weather, the situation is favorable for similar weather to persist. On and off rains will continue till July 23.
Since last few days the weather of Delhi NCR remained mainly dry with traces of rainfall. The typical rains that Delhiites were keenly waiting remained away from the city.
The monthly average rainfall for Safdarjung observatory stands at 187.3 mm, while for Palam observatory, the average is 174.4 mm. With these showers, the actual rainfall figures may bounce a bit.
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