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Delhi the highest January rainfall log in 122 years

Delhi the highest January rainfall log in 122 years
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New Delhi: Sateurday Night Rain Mantra brings Delhi’s cumulative rainfall January to 88.2 mm, which is the highest in this month since 1901, according to the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD).
Before this, the capital recorded 79.7 mm rainfall in 1989 and 73.7 mm in 1953, IMD data showed.
Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, has recorded six rainy days and 88.2 mm rainfall this month so far.
It gets 19.7 mm rainfall in 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m.
on Sunday.
The Atalam Observatory also received a record of 110 MM precipitation this month, according to the data available on the IMD website.
On Sunday, the national capital records a minimum temperature of 10.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal while the maximum temperature at 14.9 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal.
The relative humidity recorded at 5:30 a.m.
is 84 percent, according to IMD.
Weatherman has expected some of the cloudy skies with medium fog for Monday morning and cold day conditions in several places in the national capital.
The maximum and minimum temperature on Monday is expected to be able to settle at 16 and seven degrees Celsius.
Delhi air quality recorded in the “poor ‘category on Sundays, data on the Central Polution Control Board shows.
Air Quality Index (AQI) at 7.05 nights recorded in 201 in Delhi, Faridabad (172), and Gurgaon (172), Faridabad (115) ), Ghaziabad (165), Greater Noida (140) and Noida (148).
Aqi between zeros and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfying”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “” poor “, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”.
Rainfall also brings maximum temperatures in the capital up to 14.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday, seven notches below this season and the lowest this season so far.
Maximum temperature is lower than normal since the second week of January.
The minimum temperature has been close to and above normal.
This is largely caused by clouds and rain prevents long sun exposure between January 9 and January 19, said Mahest Palawat, said Mahest Palawat, Vice President (Meteorology and Climate Change), Skymet’s weather.
Rain between January 7 and January 9 Increases moisture in the air, which causes misty conditions in the middle of a low temperature.
“The condition of cold day survives in most of the capital and neighboring area until January 16 because of the fog and clouds are low.
The day temperatures dropped again under the influence of Western Western disorders (WDS) from January 16,” he said.
Delhi has recorded six WDS in January this year, as opposed to normal three to four WDS that month, Palawat said.
“Delhi saw three WD between January 1 and January 9.
Three more impact on the capital since January 16, the latest creature on January 21,” he said.
Clouds and rain prevents sun exposure, which reduces the temperature during the day.
The clouds trap heat, which passes during the day, keeping the temperature of the night above normal.
The IMD predicted a decrease of three to four degrees Celsius at Delhi’s minimum temperature in the coming days.

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