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Delhi’s August rain nears monthly average in 8 days
Delhi recorded its wettest August day in two years on Saturday, with 98.7 mm of rain pushing the month's cumulative total at Safdarjung to 225.7 mm, just shy of the monthly average…
The Story in Brief
Delhi recorded its wettest August day in two years on Saturday, with 98.7 mm of rain pushing the month's cumulative total at Safdarjung to 225.7 mm, just shy of the monthly average of 233.1 mm. In the first eight days, Safdarjung received 188.4 mm of rain, 214 per cent above normal, while Aya Nagar logged a staggering 455 per cent excess.
Traffic snarls hit stretches including Kalindi Kunj and ITO as the India Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert. The maximum temperature rose to 32.8 degrees Celsius, 1.4 degrees below normal. The air quality index remained satisfactory at 63. The IMD forecasts very light to light rain in the coming days.
The Indian Opinion
The quick burst of August rain is a relief after Delhi's brutal summer, but the usual complaints about waterlogged roads and clogged drains have already begun. Instead of blaming just the municipal corporations or the weather, notice that the city's 225.7 mm in eight days is almost the normal for the whole month, the problem is drainage design, not freak rain. Watch whether the AQI stays 'satisfactory' if the rain continues, or if stagnant water becomes a health hazard.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above.
