Heavy rains create havoc in Delhi, know how much rain fell in your area in the last 24 hours

New Delhi: On Thursday morning (July 9) in the national capital Delhi, monsoon showed its most ferocious and intense form of this season. The torrential rains that started on Wednesday night continued till the early hours of Thursday and early morning. While this heavy rain gave great relief to the people of Delhi from the humidity and scorching heat that had been going on for the last several days and the temperature dropped, it also put a brake on the speed of the entire Delhi-NCR during the morning peak hours. Due to waterlogging on the roads, there were long traffic jams at many places and normal life was badly affected.

Mayur Vihar leads in rainfall figures

According to the official data of the Indian Meteorological Department, the distribution of rainfall in different areas of Delhi was quite uneven, but Mayur Vihar area of ​​East Delhi broke all records of rainfall. The Mayur Vihar weather center recorded a total of 102.5 mm (over 10 cm) rainfall between 8:30 am on July 8 and 8:30 am on July 9. This was the only station in the entire capital where more than 10 cm of water rained in 24 hours.

where and how much rain was recorded

If we look at the data of other major weather centers of the capital, 83.0 mm rainfall was recorded in Pusa, 80.2 mm in Lodhi Road and 77.8 mm in the Ridge area. Safdarjung, the main weather station of Delhi, recorded 72.6 mm of rain, which is considered representative of the weather of entire Delhi. Apart from this, 63.0 mm rainfall was recorded in Palam, 62.5 mm in Naraina, 62.0 mm in Janakpuri, 57.4 mm in Ayanagar, 42.5 mm in Najafgarh, 33.0 mm in CRPF Campus and the least 6.0 mm rainfall was recorded in Jafarpur.

Relief from heat but increased trouble on roads

This heavy rain not only gave relief from the sticky and humid heat that had been troubling Delhi for the last several days, but it also exposed the old secrets of the drainage system. Due to heavy rain and strong winds, a huge tree uprooted outside the National Heart Institute and fell on the parked cars below, causing a complete halt to the traffic on that entire route. The Meteorological Department says that the monsoon is fully active at this time and intermittent showers are expected in the coming hours. The administration has advised people to take special caution while traveling on waterlogged roads.

Heavy rain alert for Delhi-NCR in the next 24 hours

Independent experts, who keep a close eye on weather patterns, have warned that this monsoon system may become more intense in the next few hours. While sharing the information on social media platform ‘X’, weather analyst Navdeep Dahiya said that the Delhi-NCR area is currently located in the western part of a low pressure area. Due to its impact, the entire area is entering a period of ‘extreme rainfall event’ for the next 24 hours. According to him, the next 12 hours are going to be most important for Delhi and Ghaziabad. In which there is a possibility of very heavy rain intermittently between light to moderate rain continuously.