New Delhi, Jun 4 (PTI) Rain and thunderstorms, accompanied by gusty winds, lashed several parts of Delhi on Thursday, leading to a sharp drop in temperatures by up to 19 degrees Celsius at some places, weather data showed.
Ayanagar recorded a 19-degree drop in temperature, followed by Mayur Vihar at 14.9 degrees, Pushp Vihar 14.8 degrees, Sports Complex 14.6 degrees, Mungeshpur 14.4 degrees and Pitampura 14 degrees Celsius, data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed.
Pragati Maidan and Jharoda Kalan recorded temperature drops of 12.2 degrees Celsius each, while Palam registered a decline of 12 degrees Celsius.
Rainfall recorded between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm was highest in Ayanagar at 27.8 mm, followed by Mayur Vihar at 23 mm, the
Ridge 19 mm and Pragati Maidan 12.8 mm.
Palam received 10.7 mm of rainfall during the period, Pushp Vihar 10.5 mm, Pusa 8 mm, Lodhi Road 4 mm and Safdarjung 1.6 mm, according to IMD data.
Strong winds also swept across parts of the city, with the highest wind speed recorded at Palam at 65 kmph, followed by Pitampura at 56 kmph, Pragati Maidan 52 kmph, Pusa 50 kmph and Safdarjung at 36 kmph.
According to IMD data, Safdarjung, the city’s base station, recorded a maximum temperature of 40.5 degrees Celsius, and a minimum of 29.7 degrees Celsius.
Palam recorded a high of 40.9 degrees Celsius, and a minimum of 27.6 degrees Celsius, Lodhi Road registered a maximum of 39 degrees Celsius, and a minimum of 28.4 degrees Celsius, the Ridge recorded a maximum of 40.5 degrees Celsius, and a minimum of 27.5 degrees Celsius, while Ayanagar logged a maximum of 40.6 degrees Celsius, and a minimum of 28.4 degrees Celsius.
The temperatures didn’t show significant deviations from the normal for the season.
Mahesh Palawat, vice-president at private forecaster Skymet Weather, said, “There is a fresh western disturbance and cyclonic circulation over central Pakistan, Haryana and northwest Rajasthan, as a result of which rain and thunderstorm activity is expected over the region for the next three days.” The city’s 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 164 in the ‘moderate’ category, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
The CPCB classifies an AQI between 0 and 50 as ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’. PTI SGV ARI
