Rain gauges recorded 54.5 mm of rainfall for the past 24 hours ending 8.30 AM, which is the highest for the city since the Monsoon began in June-end. Another 28.2 mm of rainfall was recorded between 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM. The Met Department has forecast more rains tomorrow.
The city has received 244.4 mm of rainfall since the onset of monsoon this June-end, which is 47 per cent deficient.
The rains also considerably brought down the temperature with maximum and minimum temperatures remaining well below normal levels.
The maximum was recorded at 29.4 degree Celsius, which is four degrees below normal, while the minimum was 24.8, one degree below normal, the MeT department said. It also forecast rains tomorrow.
Rains that began last night continued through the day in several parts of the capital, resulting in waterlogging in many areas and traffic jams during the peak hours.
Traffic jams were reported from major intersections like ITO, Laxmi Nagar, Ring Road, Dwaraka and Mathura Road, giving a harrowing time to commuters. Traffic was affected on Ring road due to water logging at the end of Bhishma Pitamah Marg flyover and Pragati Vihar Hostel.
Waterlogging was also reported from Bhogal, Delhi Gate, Najafgarh, Chhawla Bus Stand, Nizamuddin Khatta, Adarsh Nagar to Jahangir Puri and several others areas in the capital.
The Control Room of MCD received 64 complaints about waterlogging.
