According to the Meteorological Department of India (IMD), New Delhi experienced its second largest single-day rainfall in May, 77 mm with 77 mm recorded 77 mm between 2:30 and 8:30 pm on Friday.
The record remains 119.3 mm on May 20, 2021. Inspired by changing moisture from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, the torrential downpore, resulting in Najafgarh, traffic chaos and four deaths in the major flight.
IMD said, “The region’s moisture and wind convergence – both were fed by the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal – as well as the lower and medium troposphere levels with persistent cinnoptic conditions, trigger heavy rains,” IMD said.
There was a strong south -east winds and storm conditions with rain, which was at a speed of 80 kmph in Safdarjung. Other weather stations of the city also saw the wind speed: Pragati Maidan earned 78 km per hour and Palam 74 km per hour.
The temperature in Delhi fell rapidly after the storm. IMD scientist RK Jenmani said, “On Lodhi Road, the temperature fell from 28.2 ° C to 5:15 am to 20.7 ° C to 5:30 pm. Similarly, in Jafarpur, it fell from 28.4 ° C to 19 ° C.” The city saw only 10.2 mm of rain from January 1, causing a extreme incident of Friday. The monthly average for May is just 30.7 mm.
Rainfall from other parts of Delhi included 78 mm on Lodhi Road, 71.5 mm each in Pragi Maidan and Patampura and 67.5 mm in Zafarpur.
The severe weather became fatal in Kharkhari village of Najafgarh, where four members of a family – Jyoti and her three children – died after a tree collapsed on a tubewell structure during the storm. Despite the rescue efforts, the four were declared dead at Rao Rao Tula Ram Memorial Hospital. The Chief Minister’s office announced Rs 25 lakh in pre-Gratia relief to the family. “The relief will be given to Ajay, the head of the victim’s family,” it said in a post on X.
As a result of the storm, more than 100 flights were delayed and at least 40 were replaced, while many parts of Delhi were interrupted due to traffic waterfalls. The affected areas included Dwarka, Khanpur, South Extension, Minto Road and Lajpat Nagar.
In South Delhi, Mehrauli-Badepur road was submerged near Neem Chowk Road in Tughlakabad and Sangam Vihar, which included traffic snarl. One of the busiest intersections in Delhi, waterlogging in ITO gave birth to a huge crowd.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited Majnu’s Tila to inspect the situation and expressed dissatisfaction with the response. “Things would not work in this way,” he told the authorities, urged immediate action to address the spot of the waterfall. PWD Minister Parvesh Verma also visited Minto Bridge to assess the conditions.
According to Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather, the rain storm was a result of pre-monsoon thundclude formation that was triggered above 40 ° C and rising moisture levels above the recent high temperatures. “These incidents usually occur during the morning or late evening hours,” he said. A similar season is expected to continue for about a week, with no heatwave forecast and the maximum temperature is likely to be below 40 ° C.
