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Delhi crosses August rain average in just 10 days
Delhi’s August rainfall crossed the India Meteorological Department's long-period average of 233.1mm on Monday, clocking 234.5mm in just 10 days. This is the earliest the city has hit the monthly mark in…
The Story in Brief
Delhi’s August rainfall crossed the India Meteorological Department's long-period average of 233.1mm on Monday, clocking 234.5mm in just 10 days. This is the earliest the city has hit the monthly mark in at least 15 years, the Hindustan Times reports. The Safdarjung station recorded only 4mm on Monday, but the total was pushed past the average by earlier downpours.
The city received 224.7mm between August 4 and 8, the wettest five-day stretch in August in 15 years. The monsoon total from June 1 to August 10 stands at 534.3mm, well above normal. More rain is forecast this week, with an amateur meteorologist quoted by the outlet expecting 50-100mm more. Day temperatures have stayed near normal, and the AQI has remained ‘satisfactory’ since August 1.
The Indian Opinion
Headlines about a rainy August in Delhi can fuel the lazy narrative that climate change has made monsoon predictable only in its extremes. But the data shows something subtler: August crossed the average only five times in 15 years, and even this year the rains were packed into just five days. What matters now is not the surplus but its distribution. Watch if the next week’s predicted 100mm triggers waterlogging and disease, not just a cooler morning.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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