The showers led to waterlogging at an underpass in Dwarka. (ANI)
Several parts of the national capital have been witnessing heavy to moderate rain since Thursday morning. The early morning showers -- the second spell in two days -- have brought respite to the residents from the sultry weather.
But the showers have also led to waterlogging in some areas. News agency ANI reported that an underpass in Dwarka in South-West pat of the city was waterlogged due to the rain.
Delhi: Waterlogging at an underpass in Dwarka area following rainfall. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted 'generally cloudy sky with heavy rain' in the national capital today. pic.twitter.com/VoD0pfrfAJ
- ANI (@ANI) August 13, 2020
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted 'generally cloudy sky with heavy rain' in the national capital today.
According to the IMD, the Palam observatory recorded 86 mm rainfall till 5:30 am and the Safdarjung weather station gauged 42.4 mm rainfall.
Rainfall recorded below 15 mm is considered light, between 15 and 64.5 mm is moderate and above 64.5 mm is heavy, according to the IMD.
Most parts of the city witnessed rain last evening also. Many people on Twitter expressed their happiness over rains on the occasion of Janmashtami.
"Does anyone remember Janmashtami without rains?" Anhud, a Twitter user wrote.
The national capital has recorded 72 per cent less rainfall than normal in August so far, the lowest in 10 years, according to India Meteorological Department data.
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, has recorded just 31.1 mm rainfall this month so far against the normal of 109.6 mm.
The Palam weather station has recorded 55.6 mm precipitation, which is 51 per cent less than the normal 114.3 mm.
The Lodhi Road Observatory has gauged just 25.6 mm rainfall against the normal of 109.6 mm -- a deficiency of 77 percent.
The national capital recorded 37.1 mm rainfall in the first 12 days of August last year.
The city recorded 56 mm during the corresponding period in 2018, 64 mm in 2017 and 41 mm in 2016.
It recorded 110.6 mm rainfall during the corresponding period in 2015 and 120.5 mm in 2014.
In July this year, Delhi had recorded 236.9 mm precipitation, which was 12 per cent more than the normal of 210.6 mm.
Mahesh Palawat, an expert at Skymet Weather, a private forecasting agency, said the city did not witness good rains because the axis of monsoon kept on fluctuating and did not remain over Delhi-NCR for longer duration.
"One after another, multiple weather systems developed over central India which pulled the monsoon trough towards north Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh," he said.
Mostly, the monsoon trough remained south of Delhi and crossed over the city briefly, Mr Palawat said.
With inputs from agencies
