IMD’s red alert proves false alarm as rains elude vast stretches of Delhi
PTI, Jul 26, 2019, 11:38 AM IST
New Delhi: Vast stretches of Delhi remained dry on Thursday despite the weather department’s forecast of very heavy rains in the city.
The India Meteorological Department had issued a red alert for the national capital on Wednesday. Though the city remained swallowed up in dark clouds, rain kept the residents waiting on Thursday.
Vice president, meteorology and climate change, Skymet Weather, Mahesh Palawat, said the rain belt remained south of Delhi, and later moved towards Haryana and west Uttar Pradesh. It rained heavily in Faridabad, Meerut and Muzaffarnagar, he said.
Patchy rains are likely over the next two days but chances of heavy showers are slim. Thereafter, a dry spell will follow, he said.
Delhi has recorded 178.8 mm rains from July 1 to July 25, which is seven per cent more than the 30-year average of 166.5 mm, officials said.
Overall, it has received 189.3 mm precipitation against the long-term average of 230 mm since June 1, when the monsoon season starts, a deficiency of 18 per cent, according to India Meteorological Department data.
The Safdarjung observatory recorded 50.2 mm rainfall, the heaviest in the monsoon season this year, on July 22. The weather station at Palam gauged 61 mm precipitation on July 18.
On Thursday, the city recorded a high of 30.5 degrees Celsius and a low of 25 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 75 and 90 per cent.
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