Heavy rains lash Delhi, more to come
September 13th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Delhi for the third consecutive day Monday causing waterlogging in some low lying areas of the city. The weatherman has predicted more rains Tuesday.
“The skies will remain cloudy with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers in parts of the city,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The 21 mm of rainfall led to waterlogging in some areas like Karol Bagh, a shopping hub in central Delhi, Kamla Nagar adjacent to the Delhi University in north Delhi and Hanuman Setu in central Delhi.
The maximum temperature was recorded a notch below the average at 32.5 degrees Celsius while the minimum was 25.5 degrees, normal for this time of the year.
The maximum and minimum humidity oscillated between a high of 97 percent and 75 percent.
The maximum and minimum temperatures predicted for Tuesday are expected to hover around 32 and 25 degrees Celsius, respectively.
According to IMD, Delhi recorded a total rainfall of 888.6 mm till 5.30 p.m. Monday this season, around 87 percent above average.
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