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New Delhi: The weather has changed almost all over North India including Delhi-NCR. The period of two-day continuous rain is going to continue on the third day i.e. Tuesday as well. Due to the rain, the heat is not being felt far and wide in Delhi at the moment. On Monday, Delhi recorded a temperature 13 degrees below normal, which is usually seen in October and November. The Meteorological Department has predicted more rain for the next three days.
The weather department has predicted that it will remain cloudy throughout the day on Tuesday as well. Thunder clouds and light rain are likely. Gusty winds of 30 to 40 km per hour will also prevail. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 27 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature is expected to be around 19 degrees Celsius.
Amid the seasonal ups and downs, Monday saw scorching heat and monsoon-like rain on the very first day of the month of May. This rain also occurred not only in Delhi NCR but also in Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and most parts of central, southern and northern India. Due to this, the temperature dropped significantly, the coldness was also felt.
Delhi’s maximum temperature on Monday was recorded at 26.1 degrees Celsius, 13 degrees below normal due to rain. Such temperature is usually in October and November. It was 23.8 degrees Celsius on May 19, 2021. The minimum temperature was recorded at 19.6 degrees Celsius, five degrees below normal. The humidity level in the air was 77 to 100 percent.
Monday was the second coldest May day in 13 years and the second day in a row that the summer maximum temperature was recorded 10 degrees below normal. Because mercury rises during this time. Light rains on Sunday also reduced the maximum temperature to 28.7 degrees Celsius, 10 degrees below the season’s average and the lowest temperature for the month since April 4, 2015.
Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) has also improved due to incessant rains. The rain brought down the air quality to the satisfactory category. The AQI of the capital stood at 86. The AQI of neighboring areas of Faridabad (130) and Gurugram (112) was recorded in the moderate category, while the AQI of Noida (100), Greater Noida (96) and Ghaziabad (74) remained in the satisfactory category.
The rains also brought waterlogging and traffic woes for Delhiites, who had to wade through knee-deep water in many areas to reach their destinations. Gandhi Nagar, Bhairon Mandir, Adchini, Lajpat Nagar, Sarai Kale Khan, Mehrauli Badarpur Road, Sadar Bazar, Pul Prahladpur Underpass, Rao Tula Ram Flyover and Zakhira Flyover in and around Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial Rajghat due to rain water, Water filled.
Delhi’s Jafarpur area recorded a maximum temperature of 21.4 degrees Celsius on Monday, 19 degrees below normal. Surprisingly, the minimum temperature here was 20.0 degree Celsius. Meaning, only 1.4 degree difference was observed in day and night temperature. Similarly, eight automatic weather stations in Delhi also recorded the day temperature below 15 degrees on Monday.
1.2 mm of rain was recorded till 8.30 am while 14.5 mm was recorded from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm. It is also worth mentioning here that the average rainfall for May is 19.7 mm. Means on Monday, on the very first day of the month, about 70 percent of its quota was completed.
Due to the change in the weather, Mahesh Palawat, Vice President (Meteorology and Climate Change) of Skymet Weather said that there are three main reasons for the rains in most parts of the country. Firstly, Western Disturbance is active over the mountains. Second, a cyclonic circulation has formed over Haryana. The third reason is the movement of an axial line through south-eastern Uttar Pradesh towards South India. These three conditions have become the cause of rain.
