Receding monsoon brings surprise showers for capital
27 Sept 2013 5:27 AM IST
The receding monsoon drenched the city on Wednesday evening making the weather pleasant but resulting in water-logging and traffic chaos at some parts of the city. The weatherman has predicted slight rainfall at some places in Delhi and neighbouring areas on Thursday.
'The city had recorded 31.6 mm of rainfall till 8.30 pm on Wednesday,' said a senior weather officer at the Delhi Regional Meteorological Centre. The maximum temperature was recorded at 31.6 degree Celcius, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 25.3, one degree above normal. The weatherman has predicted the maximum and minimum temperatures to hover around 35 and 25 degree Celsius on Thursday.
According to sources in the Meteorological department, the national capital has already received 815.3 mm rain till 21 September, which is more than the average seasonal rainfall of 636.3 mm. As per MeT office records, the entire north-west India, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan, has received 631 mm of rainfall this season, as against the normal rainfall of 615 mm.
'The monsoon has already withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, most parts of Himachal Pradesh, some parts of Haryana and Rajasthan. Wednesday’s sudden downpour caught by surprise those returning home from work in the evening. 'The weather had been cloudy since morning, but the rain came as a surprise and created traffic chaos during peak evening traffic hours, 'said Mansi Mehta, a Noida resident who works in south Delhi.
'The city had recorded 31.6 mm of rainfall till 8.30 pm on Wednesday,' said a senior weather officer at the Delhi Regional Meteorological Centre. The maximum temperature was recorded at 31.6 degree Celcius, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 25.3, one degree above normal. The weatherman has predicted the maximum and minimum temperatures to hover around 35 and 25 degree Celsius on Thursday.
According to sources in the Meteorological department, the national capital has already received 815.3 mm rain till 21 September, which is more than the average seasonal rainfall of 636.3 mm. As per MeT office records, the entire north-west India, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan, has received 631 mm of rainfall this season, as against the normal rainfall of 615 mm.
'The monsoon has already withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, most parts of Himachal Pradesh, some parts of Haryana and Rajasthan. Wednesday’s sudden downpour caught by surprise those returning home from work in the evening. 'The weather had been cloudy since morning, but the rain came as a surprise and created traffic chaos during peak evening traffic hours, 'said Mansi Mehta, a Noida resident who works in south Delhi.
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