# Lucknow gets season’s heaviest rain, 40.9 mm in 24 hours 2026-08-16T15:56:38+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Lucknow recorded 40.9 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours till Sunday morning, the highest this monsoon season, according to the India Meteorological Department. The Aliganj Control Room recorded 100 mm, Hanuman Setu 80.6 mm, and Ambedkar Park 81 mm. Waterlogging hit several areas including Aliganj, Sitapur Road, and Madiaon, with water entering homes. Power outages occurred in parts of the city early Sunday. The rain reduced Lucknow's monsoon deficit from 30% to 21% in a day. Since June 1, the city has received 341.1 mm against a normal of 433.5 mm. Across Uttar Pradesh, Nighasan in Kheri saw 192.4 mm, the highest in the state. The state's overall rainfall deficit stands at 22%, with eastern UP worse off at 29% compared to western UP's 10%. The Regional Meteorological Centre has issued an orange alert for 24 districts and a yellow alert for 22 districts, including Lucknow, for heavy to very heavy rain on Monday. Thunderstorms and hailstorms are likely in nearly 50 districts. A well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify and move northwestwards, bringing more rain. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: India Meteorological Department, Lucknow, Regional Meteorological Centre Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/lucknow-gets-seasons-heaviest-rain-40-9-mm-in-24-hours/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/lucknow-gets-seasons-heaviest-rain-40-9-mm-in-24-hours/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/