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Rains lash parts of Delhi, traffic jams at few intersections

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital this evening resulting in waterlogging and traffic jams in several areas.

The rains also raised the level of humidity in the air which oscillated between 95 and 82 per cent, the weather department said.

"The maximum temperature was recorded at 35.1 degrees Celsius, while the minimum settled at 26.8 degrees Celsius, both a notch above normal," a MeT official said.

The Safdarjung observatory recorded 14.8 mm of rains, while the reading at the Palam observatory was 18.2 mm.

Stretches across ITO, Delhi Cantt, Dhaulakuan, Rajouri and Laxmi Nagar area saw witnessed traffic jam due to the waterlogging.
 

The weatherman has predicted a cloudy morning tomorrow with possibility of light rains towards the evening.

Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperature were recorded at 35.2 and 26.8 degrees Celsius, respectively.

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First Published: Aug 26 2016 | 8:22 PM IST

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