New Delhi: Parts of the city saw very light to moderate rain as the Met issued a yellow alert, expecting the same at some places and heavy rain at isolated places.
However, base station Safdarjung logged no rain; between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, Chhatarpur logged 35.5 mm rainfall, Palam logged 31 mm, Lodhi Road 0.8 mm, Ayanagar 3.9 mm rainfall.
The maximum temperature was logged at 31.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal against 36 degrees a day earlier. The minimum temperature was recorded at 28 degrees, two notches above normal against 27.8 degrees a day earlier. Weather experts say that the city may see more rain in the coming days before the normal monsoon withdraws around Sept 25. Last year, Sept recorded 137 mm rainfall, while in 2024, the month recorded 192.5 mm rainfall. IMD expects moderate to light rain Thursday and Friday, with maximum temperature likely to hover around 32-34 and 32-33 degrees Celsius respectively. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Delhi | Silver Rate in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi | Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Petrol Price in Delhi | Diesel Price in Delhi | CNG Price in Delhi | LPG Price in Delhi Earlier reporting noted: Palam recorded 64.2mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours till 8:30am on Wednesday, even as the Safdarjung observatory, the official marker for the national Capital, recorded no rain during the period. Earlier reporting noted: Aya Nagar recorded 1.9 mm of rainfall, while Lodhi Road received only a trace. No rainfall was recorded at Safdarjung and Ridge during the 24-hour period. Notably, the weather stations recorded no rainfall between 8:30am and 5:30pm on Tuesday. Earlier reporting noted: At Safdarjung, the maximum temperature on Tuesday was 36°C, 1.5 degrees above normal, while the minimum temperature on Wednesday was 28.4°C, 1.9 degrees above normal. At Lodhi Road, the maximum was 35°C, two degrees above normal, and the minimum was 27.6°C, 2.6 degrees above normal.
The rain had a direct impact on temperature.