Digital Desk: Delhi witnessed a drop in rainfall after receiving the highest rainfall in the last 32 years in January. The MeT has also indicated that the rains can continue in Delhi-NCR, with low minimum temperatures.
On Saturday, Delhi recorded nearly 70 mm of rainfall, which is the highest since January 1989, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
A senior IMD official conveyed Delhi recorded 69.8 mm of rainfall by 9.30 pm on Saturday. The rainfall on Saturday brought down the maximum temperature to 14.7 degrees Celsius. The Safdarjung Observatory, deemed the city's official marker, had registered 5 mm rainfall till 8 am on Saturday.
On Sunday, the national capital residents woke up to slightly moderate rainfall. According to the IMD, moderate rainfall or average flurries is anticipated across north India.
Different regions of Delhi-NCR such as Noida, Ghaziabad, Dadri, Faridabad, and others are predicted to see showers and low temperatures throughout the day.
The tweet posted by IMD read, "Light intensity shower/drizzle with medium intensity rainfall over few areas would happen over and connecting regions of many sites of Delhi, NCR, during following 2 hours." The IMD even stated that thick fog prevailed over remote pockets over East Uttar Pradesh.
According to the official data, since 1950, Delhi had received the highest rainfall in January 1989 at 79.7 mm, heeded by 1995. After this, the highest amount of rainfall was registered on Saturday, January 22, 2022.
On Saturday, Delhi's air quality was recorded in the ''very poor'' class. Central Pollution Control Board data indicated that the 24-hour air quality index (AQI) read 316 at 4 pm. The AQI of Faridabad (330) and Gurgaon (304) were even registered in the ''very poor'' type. In comparison, the AQI of adjoining Ghaziabad (287), Greater Noida (260) and Noida (277) were registered in " poor" category.
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