Delhi recorded 153 mm of rain in 24 hours ending 8:30 on Sunday, the highest in a single day in July since 1982, the India Meteorological Department said. An interaction between a western disturbance and monsoonal winds is leading to an intense rainfall spell over northwest India, including Delhi which experienced the season s first very heavy rainfall.
Delhi received a spell of heavy showers in 24 hours between Saturday and Sunday, breaking a 41-year record. The Safdarjung observatory, which is representative of the national Capital, recorded 153 mm of rainfall during this period. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that all the