Delhi sees a new record amid heavy rain over last 24 hours

Delhi rain: Even though it was a weekend, many parts in the city saw traffic snarls amid waterlogging.

Delhi has been witnessing relentless downpour since Saturday with several parts in the city waterlogged and many key routes witnessing slow movement of traffic. While it’s not usual for the national capital to receive heavy rain in the month of October, the showers have brought much relief with the air quality improving. October also happens to be the month when the air quality starts dipping with the onset of winters - partly blamed on the farm fires.

New Delhi, Oct 08 (ANI): Vehicles wade through a waterlogged road following heavy rainfall, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo) (Ishant) (HT_PRINT)

Meanwhile, in a tweet on Sunday, Mahesh Palawat, vice president of Skymet, a private weather agency, said that the downpour in the last 24 hours led to a new record - it was the highest the city has seen in Safdarjung in October over the last decade. The Safdarjung observatory is Delhi's primary weather station. “74 mm 24 hour rain over Delhi Safdarjung is highest during the last decade. patchy rain may continue for next two day(s). But with reduced intensity. Record is of 172.7 mm on Oct 01 in 1954,” he wrote in a tweet.

As per the IMD ((India Meteorological Department), meanwhile, the national capital had received the second highest rainfall since 2007, news agency PTI reported. This is a new record for the city.

The national capital also saw the temperature dropping by over 10 notches due to the rain since Saturday. The rain intensity is likely to decrease by Monday, which would be a respite for office goers and commuters as traffic movement would likely be eased.

Not just Delhi, but the cities nearby - including Faridabad, Gurugram and Noida - have been experiencing heavy showers.

In the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh, as per the IMD, Amroha, Moradabad, Garhmukteshwar, Rampur, Sambhal, Chandausi, Jahangirabad, Khurja, Narora, Sahaswan, Badayun, Aligarh, Kasganj, Nandgaon, Hathras, Mathura, and Etah have been affected.

In Maharashtra, a yellow rain alert - an indication of weather worsening - has been sounded in many parts. Many other states have been hit by heavy showers.

(With inputs from PTI)