The Met division has issued a “yellow alert” for Delhi for Wednesday (File)
New Delhi:
With rainfall on 23 days, Delhi noticed the best variety of wet days within the final 14 years this August, officers stated on Tuesday.
The earlier highest was 22 wet days in 2012, adopted by 20 days in 2011, in line with information from the climate division.
A “wet day” is when town receives greater than 2.4 mm of rainfall.
Moreover, August this yr can also be one of many wettest months for the nationwide capital, with town recording 291.6 mm of rainfall to date — the best within the final decade, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) stated.
Delhi acquired 291.6 mm of rainfall until August 27, surpassing the earlier excessive recorded in August 2014, in line with information from the IMD.
Components of town had been lashed by rain on Tuesday afternoon, with the utmost temperature settling at 34.2 levels Celsius, which is regular for this time of yr, in line with the climate division.
In accordance with the IMD, the humidity degree stood at 79 per cent at 5.30 pm.
The Met division has issued a “yellow alert” for Delhi for Wednesday.
A yellow alert denotes unhealthy climate and the potential for worsening circumstances that might disrupt day by day life, in line with the IMD’s colour-coded warnings.
The IMD has predicted a cloudy sky with reasonable rain for Wednesday with the utmost and minimal temperatures more likely to hover round 34 and 23 levels Celsius.
Over the past 24 hours, between 8.30 am on August 26 and eight.30 am on August 27, Safdarjung, town’s main climate station, recorded 16.4 mm of rainfall, whereas Lodhi Highway recorded 15.8 mm, Ayanagar recorded 64 mm and Palam recorded 6.9 mm, in line with the IMD.
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