Delhi Weather: This time, Lord Indra is very kind to the capital Delhi. It is raining from the sky every day. On Monday, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, some parts of Delhi received light rain, which made the weather pleasant. The sun was shining brightly in the morning, but the weather changed during the day and it became cloudy. After which it rained. During this time, the maximum temperature was recorded at 35 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was 27.6 degrees Celsius. According to the Meteorological Department, the humidity level in the city was 87 percent at 8:30 in the morning.
The situation for the next seven days
According to the weather department forecast, there will be moderate rain in the capital on Tuesday. Strong winds can also blow during this time. Be ready to get drenched in heavy rain on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as well. After this, the speed of rain will reduce a bit on the weekend. There are chances of light rain on Saturday and Sunday. Next week will start with very heavy rain. Overall, the series of rains will continue for the time being.
Four districts remained dry even after record breaking rain
Five out of nine districts of Delhi received record-breaking rain, but there are four districts where the rainfall was less due to the indifference of the clouds. Meteorologists are citing patchy rain as the reason behind this. It has rained so much in August after 11 years. In North Delhi, 68% more rain than normal has been recorded, while in South Delhi, it has rained 23% less than normal. Monsoon arrived in the capital on 28 June and on this day, it rained so much that the record of 88 years was broken.
Skymet scientist Mahesh Palawat said, ‘Overall, Delhi has received good rainfall, but there have been many incidents of patchy rain. This is why rainfall figures are different at different places.’
The difference was visible only in a distance of 15 to 20 kilometers
The meteorological centres located in different districts of Delhi are hardly 15-20 km apart. This difference in rainfall data is visible even in such a short distance. Meteorologists attribute this to patchy rain. This leads to less rainfall due to the absence of clouds in small patches.