Delhi sees 2nd highest 24-hr rainfall in October since 2007; 2nd ‘good’ air high quality day of 12 months

Delhi acquired 74 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Sunday, the second highest precipitation on a day in October since 2007, in response to the India Meteorological Division information.

In 2021, the capital had logged 87.9 mm of rainfall on October 18.

The climate bureau mentioned the ceaseless spell of rain introduced down the distinction between minimal temperature (20.8 levels Celsius) on Friday and most temperature (23.4 levels Celsius) on Saturday to 2.6 levels Celsius — the bottom since 1969.

Earlier, the bottom such margin was recorded on October 19, 1998 at 3.1 diploma Celsius, the IMD added.

The incessant rain within the capital additionally yielded the second “good” air high quality day of the 12 months, with the 24-hour common air high quality index settling at 48.

Delhi had recorded a 24-hour common AQI of 47 on September 16.

The neighbouring cities of Ghaziabad (14), Gurugram (32) and Higher Noida (23) additionally recorded ‘good’ air high quality.

The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi’s main climate station, recorded one other 7.4 mm of rainfall between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm on Sunday.

Town recorded a minimal temperature of 19.3 levels Celsius, a level beneath regular, whereas the utmost temperature dropped 10 notches to settle at 24.1 levels Celsius.

The present rains in Delhi aren’t monsoon showers, which had receded from the town on September 29 after giving 516.9 mm of rainfall towards a traditional of 653.6 mm, the IMD mentioned.

In response to the Met division, the interplay of a western disturbance, which lies as a trough in mid and higher air, with a deep trough of easterly wind at a decrease degree led to the post-monsoon rain within the Delhi-NCR area.

Mahesh Palawat, vp (meteorology and local weather change), Skymet Climate, mentioned easterly winds introduced moisture from the Bay of Bengal with a trough operating from Andhra Pradesh to northwest Uttar Pradesh.

Easterly winds carried moisture from the Arabian Sea because of one other trough extending from Delhi to east Rajasthan.

“In October to March, we get 3 to five such intense interactions,” an IMD official mentioned.

Palwat mentioned these climate techniques will weaken over the following two-three days.

Sporadic mild to average rain is probably going on Monday, however not a lot precipitation is anticipated the day after, he mentioned.

The Palam observatory recorded 64.9 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 8:30 am. The Lodhi Highway, Ridge, and Ayanagar climate stations acquired 87.2 mm, 60.1 mm, and 85.2 mm rainfall respectively, the IMD mentioned.

Rainfall beneath 15 mm is taken into account “mild”, between 15 mm and 64.5 mm “average”, between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm “heavy”, and between 115.6 mm and 204.4 mm “very heavy”. Above 204.4 mm is taken into account “extraordinarily heavy” rainfall.