Delhi Rains: Two Killed, Two Injured In Rain-Related Incidents

Delhi Rains: Heavy rainfall lashed the national capital Delhi on Wednesday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an advisory, urging Delhi residents to avoid going out until necessary. “Avoid going to areas that face water logging problems often.” the advisory read. Stay with LiveMint for all Delhi rains LIVE updates.

IMD data from 8.30 am on Wednesday till 5:30 am on Thursday showed several stations, including Safdarjung – the station that is representative of Delhi’s weather – had received ‘heavy’ rainfall. The IMD classifies rainfall as ‘heavy’ when it is over 64.4mm in 24 hours.

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Delhi Rains: Safdarjung Records 107.6mm Rainfall by 5:30 AM

Till 5.30 am on Thursday, Safdarjung had recorded 107.6mm rainfall; Palam 68.3mm; Delhi University 104.5mm and Pusa – the station nearest to Old Rajender Nagar, where three students died last Saturday after rainwater entered a basement – recorded 86mm.

It was 112.5mm at Najafgarh and 147.5mm at Mayur Vihar. Narela recorded moderate rainfall (39.5mm) and so did Pitampura (45.5mm).

IMD’s three-hourly rainfall data showed that after the city received 79.2mm of rainfall between 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm on Wednesday, the next three hours till 11.30 pm saw only 15.2mm of rain. Between 11.30 pm and 2.30 am, another 13.2mm was recorded. In the next three hours, no rainfall was recorded. A similar trend was seen at other stations, with the maximum intensity recorded between 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm, followed by incessant but light to moderate rainfall over the next six hours till 2.30 am.

No Rainfall Was Recorded At Any Weather Station Between 2.30 am And 5.30 am

The weather department classifies rain as ‘light’ when it is 10mm per hour; 10-20mm per hour is ‘moderate’; 20-30mm is ‘intense’; 30-50mm per hour is ‘very intense’ spell; 50-100mm per hour is ‘extremely intense’ spell and over 100mm per hour is a ‘cloudburst’. With 89.5mm recorded at Mayur Vihar between 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm on Wednesday, the IMD said this was close to a ‘cloudburst’.

The Delhi Traffic Police also issued an advisory for early morning commuters, asking them to avoid Rohtak Road due to heavy waterlogging and potholes.

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