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At 88.2 mm, Delhi records highest January rainfall since 1950: IMD

A spell of rain late Saturday night brought Delhi's cumulative precipitation this January to 88.2 mm, which is the highest in the month since 1950, according to IMD

Delhi at 69.8 mm receives highest rainfall in January since 1995

Delhi has received 69.8 mm rainfall in January this year so far -- the exact amount the city had received in the first month of 1995 -- data from the Safdarjung Observatory said

Rainfall in Delhi, northwest India but not on Jan 26, dense fog likely: IMD

IMD, as part of its extended range forecast issued for the period January 20 to February 2, predicted rainfall in the run up to January 26 but not on that Republic Day itself.

Wet spell over northwest, adjoining central India from Jan 21: IMD

Light/moderate rainfall/snowfall over the Western Himalayan region is likely between January 21 to 23, IMD predicted.

Unseasonal rain, hailstorms hit crops in Maharashtra; many houses damaged

Crops grown on more than 28,000 hectares of land bore the brunt of unseasonal rain and hailstorms in Maharashtra's Nagpur division in the last few days, officials said on Thursday.

Economy goes down when number of days with extreme rainfall go up: Study

A study by a team of Potsdam scientists found that economic growth goes down when the number of wet days and days with extreme rainfall go up

IMD predicts enhanced rainfall over east, central India till Jan 14

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday warned of an enhanced rainfall, thunderstorms activity over east and adjoining central India till January 14.

Delhi, adjoining areas of NCR witness rain for second consecutive day

Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) witnessed rain on Sunday morning for the second consecutive day.The national capital and adjoining areas of NCR are expected to receive light intensity to moderate rain."Light intensity rain/drizzle to moderate rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of North Delhi, South-East Delhi, NewDelhi, Lodi road, East-Delhi, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Gohana, Gannaur, Sonipat, Rohtak, Panipat, Rajound, Kharkhoda, Jhajjar (Haryana) Gangoh, Shamli, Kandhla, Khatauli, Sakoti Tanda, Baraut, Daurala, Modinagar (U.P.) during the next 2 hours," said Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC), New Delhi.Meanwhile, after the continuous rain for the past two days, the city's air quality improved from 'moderate' category to 'satisfactory' on Sunday with the Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 90, as per System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR)-India.The air quality of Noida remains in the 'moderate' ...

Delhi witnesses highest single-day rainfall for January in 22 years

Delhi recorded its highest rainfall in a day for January in 22 years on Saturday, yielding the city's best air quality in over two months

Delhi witnesses best air quality after months as heavy rain lashes city

Delhi's air quality improved from 'poor' category to 'moderate' with Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 132 as the capital city and its adjoining areas witnessed heavy rainfall and thunderstorm

Light rain today in Delhi-NCR, cloudy sky to remain throughout the say: IMD

In its latest forecast on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Delhi-NCR is likely to receive light rain or drizzle, with a generally cloudy sky throughout the day.

IMD predicts light rain over Delhi, parts of Haryana, UP today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted light rain over parts of Delhi, Harayana and Uttar Pradesh in the next few hours.IMD, in a tweet, said, "09:40 IST; Very light to light intensity rain/drizzle would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi (Mundka ). Light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Yamunanagar (Haryana). Saharanpur, Gangoh, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Kandhla, Khatauli (U.P.) during the next 2 hours."The rain is likely to improve the air quality of the national capital which is in the "very poor" category with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 368 presently.According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), high winds and intermittent rains is expected to improve AQI significantly to the "lower end of very poor" through strong dispersion and wet deposition.As cold wave conditions prevail in northern India, New Delhi recorded 10.8 degrees Celsius at 8:30 am today.

North India to receive normal precipitation during Jan to March: IMD

The rainfall during January to March, averaged over north India, is most likely to be normal

Continuous, heavy rainfall causes waterlogging in several parts of Chennai

Continuous and heavy rainfall over the past few days led to waterlogging in several parts of Chennai on Saturday.

Did Friday's extreme rain in Chennai catch IMD off guard?

Chennai and its surrounding districts were pounded by more than 100 and 200 cms of rainfall between Thursday morning till early Friday, leaving three people dead

Parts of Tamil Nadu may see heavy rainfall over next two days: IMD

Chennai on Thursday witnessed heavy and uninterrupted rains due to a cloud burst for six hours, which the weathermen had not predicted, leading to heavy water-logging

Chennai sees heavy rainfall; IMD issues alert for Friday, Saturday

Heavy to very heavy rains pounded Chennai and the suburbs on Thursday, inundating roads and subways and three persons were killed in rain-related incidents here. Three persons (two women and a boy) died of electrocution here, Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management, KKSSR Ramachandran said. It was a repeat of scenes witnessed here last month as motorists struggled to manoeuvre their vehicles on flooded roads and subways while showers led to traffic congestion in the city and suburbs. The intense spell may turn out to be one of the heaviest witnessed in recent years, while police said three subways were closed and in view of inundation and traffic moved at a snail's pace in at least 14 arterial city thoroughfares. Greater Chennai Corporation said that over 145 pumps were used to de-clog inundated locations. Metrorail authorities said services were extended by an hour from 11 PM onwards in view of rains so as to help passengers reach their destinations safely. Starting from no

Light rains predicted over Delhi-NCR, AQI in severe category: IMD

Light to moderate intensity rain has been predicted over Delhi-NCR during the next two hours, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The national weather forecasting agency also predicted thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain over Haryana's Rewari and Uttar Pradesh's Kithor.In a tweet posted at 11.10 pm, the national weather forecasting agency said, "Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Rewari (Haryana) Kithor (U.P.) . Light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi , NCR ( Greater Noida, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh) Karnal, Panipat, Sohana, Palwal, Nuh, Aurangabad, Hodal (Haryana) Garhmukteshwar, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahar, Jahangirabad, Shikarpur, Khurja (U.P.) Khairthal (Rajasthan) during next 2 hours."Several parts of the national capital witnessed light rains on Sunday evening.The air quality index was recorded in the severe category ..

Death toll from heavy flooding in Malaysia climbs to 41; 8 still missing

The death toll from heavy seasonal floods in Malaysia has risen to 41, with eight people still missing, the police said on Friday.It was previously reported that 27 people were killed in the floods. At present, there are 26 men, 13 women and two children killed in the floods."Of the 41 deaths, 25 were reported in Selangor, 15 in Pahang and one man in Kelantan," Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said, as quoted by The Star newspaper.The Malaysian Meteorological Department forecasts heavy rains and thunder storms in the coastal states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan on Saturday.Flooding is common in Malaysia during the rainy season, but it turned disastrous after torrential rains hit the country's east on December 17 and continued until December 19. The heavy rains stopped on Monday and the flood waters began to recede, buy they are still up to 5 feet high in many regions of the country.

Heavy overnight rains leave 2 dead in submerged car in California

Heavy overnight rains in Northern California left two people dead in a submerged car