Several parts of Delhi were hit by heavy rain yesterday, after witnessing pleasant weather throughout the day. It was the highest 24-hour rainfall for March in the past three years, recording 6.6 mm precipitation in just three hours, the India Meteorological Department said.
The rain was accompanied by gusty winds reaching speeds up to 32 kilometres per hour and thunderstorms, the weather office said.
Several people took to Twitter to share their rain shots.
The national capital received rain and hailstorm on Saturday as well, bringing the maximum temperature five notches below the season's average to 25.3 degrees Celsius, the lowest so far this month, officials said.
The rain on Sunday also led to waterlogging and traffic jams in several parts of the city. The Delhi Traffic Police received three calls regarding waterlogging near the Tikri border, Bagga Link roundabout in Karol Bagh and the Loni Road roundabout, officials said. Complaints of traffic came from Bhikaji Cama Place, Jain Nagar and along the route from Khajoori to Bhajanpura.
The weather office has forecast cloudy skies and a drizzle for Tuesday as well.
The rain has also marginally improved Delhi's air quality. At 4 pm, Delhi's 24-hour Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the 'moderate' category at 154.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
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