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Heavy rains in parts of Delhi, waterlogging disrupts traffic
Heavy rains lashed different parts of the national capital throughout the day leading to waterlogging that led to traffic congestion in several areas of the city. The weatherman has predicted rains to continue through the night and tomorrow morning. Safdarjung observatory recorded 11.4 mm rainfall while the Palam observatory received 0.4 mm rainfall. The Lodhi Road observatory and Ridge area registered 5.1 mm and 1.4 mm rainfall respectively. "The maximum temperature was recorded at 31.8 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal while the minimum was 26 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year," a MeT official said. Humidity levels oscillated between 110 and 82 per cent. Yesterday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 32.7 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, and the minimum temperature had settled at 27.3 degrees Celsius, one notch above the average.
China sees hottest summer since 1961: Study
China this year saw the hottest summer since 1961 with the national average temperature reaching 22 degrees Celsius, a meteorological official has said. The department said a total of 55 weather monitoring stations posted record high daily temperatures. Compared to normal years, the national average reading made from June to August 26 was one degree higher, while the summer high temperatures lasted longer, covered more areas and came along with more extreme weather this year, Zhang Zuqiang, director of the emergency relief and public service department of China Meteorological Administration was quoted as saying by state-run Xinhua news agency. In August, for instance, China's national average temperature reached 22.2 degrees Celsius, 1.2 degrees higher than normal years. Some 93 weather stations reported extreme high temperatures mostly in Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Sichuan, Hubei and Shandong provinces. Zhang said the lingering high temperatures in the middle and lower reaches .
Heavy rains lash Delhi, waterlogging disrupts traffic
Heavy rains lashed different parts of the city through the night with waterlogging causing traffic congestion in several places of the national capital. The meteorological (Met) department has forecast more rains through the day and relative humidity at 100 per cent. The maximum temperature is expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature would be 26 degrees Celsius, the department said. Heavy rains were recorded in several parts of the city, including those in eastern and central Delhi. The Palam observatory recorded 101 mm rainfall, Lodi 22.2 mm, Safdarjung 49.6 mm and Ridge 6.8 mm, the department said. Yesterday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 32.7 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, and minimum temperature settled at 27.3 degrees Celsius, one notch above the average.
China sees hottest summer since 1961
China saw the hottest summer this year since 1961 with the average temperature reaching 22 degrees Celsius, the country's Met department has said.
Rains in some parts of Delhi
With rains in some parts of the national capital on Tuesday morning, the minimum temperature settled at 26 degrees Celsius, the season's average.
Sultry day in Delhi
It was a sultry day in the national capital today, with the minimum temperature settling at 26.5 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, while some parts of the city also received rainfall. The maximum temperature was recorded at 32.7 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. Humidity oscillated between 95 and 70 per cent. The Safdarjung observatory recorded 1.8 mm rainfall overnight, but no rainfall till 5.30 pm. The rainfall received by the Palam observatory was 0.4mm, 1.8 mm and 4.8 mm till 5.30 pm. The skies will remain generally cloudy tomorrow with moderate rain/thundershowers likely to occur, said a Meteorological (MeT) department official. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 32 and 26 degrees Celsius respectively.
Max temperatures hover slightly above normal in Pb, Hry
Maximum temperatures today hovered slightly above the normal levels in most parts of Punjab and Haryana. Union Territory Chandigarh, the joint capital of both the states, registered its maximum at 36 degrees Celsius, as per a MeT department report. Among other places in Haryana, Ambala, Hisar, Karnal recorded their respective maximums at 34.2, 36 and 33.2 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Amritsar's maximum settled at 35.5 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded maximum temperatures of 33.4 and 35.3 degrees Celsius respectively.
Heavy rains lash Rajasthan's Alwar
Heavy rains were recorded in Kotkasim and Tijara towns of the Alwar district in Rajasthan in last 24 hours, the Met department said, adding moderate rainfall was likely at a few places in eastern parts of the state. Kotkasim and Tijara recorded 14 cm rainfall each followed by 5 cm each in Pahadi and Tapukada. Various other places recorded rainfall ranging from 1 cm to 4 cm during last 24 hours, the Met department said. It has forecast light to moderate rainfall at a few places in eastern parts of the state in next 24 hours.
Heavy rains ease water woes in Mumbai
Spells of heavy rains in the city and its suburbs in the last few days have led to a marked increase in the level of water in seven main lakes. The rise in the level of the seven main lakes supplying water to Mumbai means they have enough stock to avoid any possible cut in water supply to local residents in the next one year, said civic officials today. "Heavy rains in the catchment areas of the seven lakes that supply drinking water to the city have filled them considerably. "All the seven lakes together have 94.89 per cent stock of the total water supply required," a statement issued by the hydraulic engineering department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Notably, the stock in all the seven reservoirs crossed the 13.73 lakh million litre mark on August 26 as against 14.47 lakh million litre required by October 1 to avoid any water cut in Mumbai for the next one year. "We have received decent rainfall in the catchment areas which have resulted ...
Light rains in some parts of Delhi
With light rains in the morning in some parts of the national capital on Monday, the minimum temperature settled at 26.5 degrees Celsius, the season's average.
Max temperatures hover close normal levels in Pb, Haryana
Maximum temperatures today stayed close to the normal in most parts of Punjab and Haryana. Union Territory Chandigarh, the joint capital of both the states, registered its maximum at 34.8 degrees Celsius, as per a MeT department report. Among other places in Haryana, Ambala, Hisar, Karnal recorded their respective maximums at 34.3, 36.5 and 33.8 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Amritsar's maximum settled at 34 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded maximum temperatures of 35.2 and 35.1 degrees Celsius respectively.
Humid day in Delhi, rains likely tomorrow
The national capital saw a humid day with the maximum temperature settling at 34.9 degrees Celsius today, according to the MeT department. The minimum temperature was 27 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, an official with the MeT department said. The humidity oscillated between 80 and 61 per cent while the "rainfall was nil", the official said. "Tomorrow will be generally cloudy sky with rain or thundershowers," he said. The maximum and minimum temperatures would hover around 34 degrees and 27 degrees Celsius respectively, the official said. Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 32.6 and 27 degrees Celsius respectively.
Himachal may see decline in rains
Days after a heavy rainfall that led to landslides and snapping of several road links, the hills of Himachal Pradesh will see subdued rainfall activity the coming week, the Met office here said on Sunday.
Following is combined
Following is combined weathersummaryof Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha issued by theNagpurRegional Meteorological Centre here today. Very light to moderate rainfall occurred at most places over Chhattisgarh and East Madhya Pradesh, at many places over West Madhya Pradesh and at few places over Vidarbha. Thunderstorm occurred at isolated places over Vidarbha, MadhyaPradeshand Chhattisgarh. No large change in maximum and minimum temperatures over Vidarbha,Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Maximum temperatureswere appreciably below normal over East MadhyaPradesh, below normal over West Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and normalover Vidarbha whileminimum temperatureswerenormal overMadhya Pradesh,Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh. Gwalior, Akola and Wardha recorded the highest maximum temperatureof 31.5 degrees Celsius whereasBetul recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 18.5 degrees Celsius. Chief amount of rainfall: East Madhya Pradesh:-Rewa 3, Sidhi,Tikamgarh, Mandla ...
Pleasant Sunday morning in Delhi
It was a pleasant and sunny Sunday morning here in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 27 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average.
Moderately humid day in Delhi
Delhiites witnessed a moderately humid weather in the national capital today with the maximum temperature settling at 32.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal. The relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 69 per cent. "The maximum and minimum temperature settled at 32.6 and 27 degrees Celsius respectively," a MeT Department official said. The relative humidity in the morning was recorded at 83 per cent. The weatherman has forecast generally cloudy sky with light rains. The maximum and minimum temperature tomorrow are likely to settle at 26 and 32 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Max temperatures hover close to normal levels in Pb, Haryana
Maximum temperatures stayed close to normal in most parts of Punjab and Haryana today, with Chandigarh, the joint capital of the two states, registering its maximum at 33.8 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Ambala, Hisar and Karnal recorded their maximums at 33.4 degrees Celsius, 37 degrees Celsius and 32.5 degrees Celsius respectively, the meteorological department said. Maximum temperatures in Bhiwani and Narnaul were 36.6 degrees Celsius and 33.8 degrees Celsius respectively. In Punjab, Amritsar's maximum settled at 35 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded a high of 34.2 degrees Celsius and 34.4 degrees Celsius respectively. The weatherman has forecast light to moderate rains at isolated places in the two states till tomorrow.
Heavy rainfall warning issued in 9 districts of Bengal
After a few spells of moderate rain and thundershowers, Met officials on Saturday predicted heavy rainfall in almost nine districts of Gangetic West Bengal in the next two days and advised fishermen not to venture into the sea.
Heavy rain forecast for Odisha in next 48 hours
Heavy rain is likely to lash several parts of Odisha over the next two days owing to the formation of a low pressure area in the region, the Met office here said today. Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation, a low pressure area has formed over coastal areas of West Bengal, north Odisha and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, the Meteorological Centre here said. The system is likely to become more marked during the next 24 hours, it said. Under its impact, moderate rain and thundershower are likely to occur at most places, while heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecast at some places in Dhenkanal, Angul, Deogarh, Sambalpur, Bolangir, Jhaesuguda, Baragarh and Keonjhar districts, it said. Some areas in Puri, Ganjam, Khurda, Cuttack, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Kalahandi, Boudh, Sonepur and Sundergarh districts are likely to get heavy rainfall as well, it said. In view of the likely adverse weather conditions, the Met office has advised fishermen who have ventured out to ...
Sunny Saturday morning, possibility of drizzle
It was a sunny Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 27 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, the Met Office said. It also forecast light rains and thundershower during the day.