Rain gauges measured 11.6 millimeters of rain from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, which was just moderately heavy but enough to choke the drainage system and leave large areas swamped.
The perennial problem of water logging in Monsoon led to traffic jams in several parts of the city including major intersections such as ITO, Laxmi Nagar, Kashmere Gate, South Extension, Aashram Chowk, Moolchand Underpass, Nehru Place, Dhaula Kuan etc.
However, the traffic police downplayed the issue.
The day temperature in the national capital was recorded at 30.4 degree Celsius which was three degrees below normal for this part of the year and significantly down from yesterday's 34.3 degree Celsius.
Minimum temperature was registered at 26 degree Celsius which was normal for this part of the year and 1.7 degrees below from previous day's 27.7 deg Celsius.
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