New Delhi: Heavy rain divides parts of the National Capital on Tuesday lowers the maximum temperature to 29.4 degrees Celsius – Five notches below normal – said the Meteorology Department of India (IMD).
The weather department said 100 mm rainfall was recorded at Safdarjung Observatory, which provided representative data for the city, in the last 24 hours.
Rainfall is the highest in the 24 hour period in July in eight years.
The minimum temperature recorded on the Safdarjung Observatory is 25 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, said IMD.
The relative humidity recorded at 5:30 a.m.
in the city was 93 percent, he said.
On Monday, the maximum temperature is completed at 33.1 degrees Celsius.
Weatherman which has been predicted in general the sky is cloudy with moderate rain and the possibility of grazing on Wednesday and said the maximum and minimum temperature will be around 28 and 25 degrees Celsius.
Heavy rain caused waterlogging in Mathura Road, Moti Bagh, Vikas Marg, Ring Road, Rohtak Road, Sangam Vihar and Kirari, among other places.
Because of waterlogging, crawling traffic in Ito, under the Moti Bagh Metro station, Dhaula Kuan Underpass, near Pragati Maidan, Mathura Road, Vikas Marg, Ring Road Near IP Flyover, Rohtak Road.
According to IMD, Southwest Monsoon has reached Delhi on July 13-16, a few days behind the usual onset date.