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Delhi logs wettest August day in 2 years, rainfall near monthly average in 8 days
Delhi logs wettest August day in 2 years, rainfall near monthly average in 8 days
Delhi recorded its wettest August day in two years on Saturday, with the month's rainfall tally reaching nearly the monthly average in just eight days. The Safdarjung observatory logged 98.7 mm of…
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Delhi recorded its wettest August day in two years on Saturday, with the month's rainfall tally reaching nearly the monthly average in just eight days. The Safdarjung observatory logged 98.7 mm of rain till 8.30 am, pushing the cumulative total for August to 225.7 mm, just 7.4 mm short of the long-period average of 233.1 mm. Other stations recorded 155-239 mm during the period, 168-455 percent above normal.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast very light to light rain for Sunday with no major rainfall warning in effect. Maximum temperature is expected to be 33-35 degrees Celsius. The city's air quality index remained in the 'satisfactory' category at 63. Traffic snarls were reported at the Kalindi Kunj border, ITO and other stretches amid the downpour on Saturday.
The Indian Opinion
Some may cheer the early monsoon bounty, but the deluge also exposed city planners' perennial neglect of drainage and traffic management. The AQI stayed 'satisfactory', a rare silver lining. The real test will come in September, when the ground is already saturated and even moderate rain could trigger chaos anew.
Sources (2): economictimes.indiatimes.com, timesnownews.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
