Delhi has wettest August in decade
August 31st, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The national capital received a record 455.1 mm rainfall till Tuesday evening making August the wettest in the past 10 years, Met officials said.
“The total seasonal rainfall for this year till August was much more than the normal compared to last year. We are expecting more showers in Delhi during September but the rainfall might be much lesser compared to August,” B.P. Yadav, director, India Meteorological Department told IANS.
“The capital in the month of August alone received 455.1 mm of rainfall, the highest in past 10 years, which is 101 percent more than the average rainfall for the month,” an official added.
However, the all-time high record for August was set in 1961 when the capital received 583.3 mm rainfall.
In 2005, the total rainfall in August was 132 mm, in 2006 98 mm, in 2007 214.3 mm, in 2008 310.7 mm and in 2009 216.8 mm.
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