{"id":9934,"date":"2026-08-08T02:26:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9934"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:26:55","slug":"delhi-records-its-wettest-august-1st-week-in-16-years-imd-issues-yellow-alert-for-today-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9934","title":{"rendered":"Delhi records its wettest August 1st week in 16 years; IMD issues yellow alert for today | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133044956,imgsize-167898,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/along-with-bringing-relief-the-incessant-rain-also-caused-traffic-snarls-and-waterlogging-and-uprooted-trees.jpg\" alt=\"Delhi records its wettest August 1st week in 16 years; IMD issues yellow alert for today\" title=\"Along with bringing relief, the incessant rain also caused traffic snarls and waterlogging, and uprooted trees.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Along with bringing relief, the incessant rain also caused traffic snarls and waterlogging, and uprooted trees.\">Along with bringing relief, the incessant rain also caused traffic snarls and waterlogging, and uprooted trees.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Friday was the season\u2019s wettest day in many parts of Delhi, and the fourth straight rainy day, testing the capital\u2019s infrastructure to the maximum.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>There was familiar traffic chaos as many arterial stretches were flooded, particularly in south and central Delhi, while nine cases of house and wall collapse were reported in addition to at least 16 fallen trees across the city.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Delhi has received 127mm of rainfall in the first seven days of Aug\" msid=\"133044946\" width=\"\" title=\"Delhi has received 127mm of rainfall in the first seven days of Aug\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-133044946\/delhi-has-received-127mm-of-rainfall-in-the-first-seven-days-of-aug.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Delhi has received 127mm of rainfall in the first seven days of Aug<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Safdarjung, the city\u2019s main weather station, got 127mm of rain in seven days, making it the wettest first week of Aug in at least 16 years. It recorded 77.1mm more in 12 hours till 8.30pm Friday. More rain is likely on Saturday, IMD said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>There was severe traffic congestion in Gurgaon, leaving commuters stranded on the expressway and other major roads. Commuters also reported being stuck on DND Flyway for two hours. MB Road came under two feet of water while Okhla underpass, too, was inundated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Yellow alert is in place for Saturday in Delhi\" msid=\"133044984\" width=\"\" title=\"Yellow alert is in place for Saturday in Delhi\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-133044984\/yellow-alert-is-in-place-for-saturday-in-delhi.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Yellow alert is in place for Saturday in Delhi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Along with bringing relief, the incessant rain also caused traffic snarls and waterlogging, and uprooted trees.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Delhi has received 127mm of rainfall in the first seven days of Aug, making it the wettest first week of the month in at least 16 years, shows India Meteorological Department\u2019s (IMD) data. A yellow alert is in place for Saturday for light-to-moderate showers. The intensity is likely to reduce from Sunday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>As the rain poured through the day, the difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures came down to just 1.9 degrees. The maximum temperature was 27.5 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal, against Thursday\u2019s 27.6. The minimum temperature was 25.6 degrees Celsius, one degree below normal and the same as the previous day.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>IMD\u2019s data shows that heavy rainfall was seen mostly at stations in south and southwest Delhi. <!-- -->From 8.30am to 8pm, Pushp Vihar received the maximum rainfall at 147.5mm, followed by Chhatarpur at 131mm. Among the other stations that saw heavy rainfall are Aya Nagar at 87.4mm, Palam at 88.7mm, Jharoda Kalan at 69.5mm, Janakpuri at 72mm and Pusa at 67.5mm.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The Met department classifies rainfall as light when it is up to 15.5mm; as moderate, when it ranges from 15.6mm to 64.4mm, and as heavy, when it\u2019s between 64.5 and 115.5mm in a 24-hour period.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Most areas saw moderate showers, with base station Safdarjung recording 77.1mm, Ridge in north Delhi 49.6mm and Lodhi Road 49.3mm between 8.30am and 5.30pm.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>This Aug so far, Safdarjung has received 127mm of rainfall as opposed to the entire month\u2019s normal of 233.1 mm. The city witnessed two heavy rainfall days in July. Though Delhi saw a rain deficit of 44% in June, July ended with a rain surplus of 23%.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The maximum temperature, which has now remained below 30 degrees Celsius for two days, is likely to remain between 30 and 32 degrees Celsius Saturday. <!-- -->\u201cIt is likely to be 33-35 degrees Celsius from Sunday. The minimum temperature is predicted to settle between 22 and 24 degrees Celsius over the next few days,\u201d said a Met official.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Though there are chances of light-to-moderate rain Saturday, the city is likely to receive light-to-very light rain from Sunday to next Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>The rain helped in keeping Delhi\u2019s air quality index on the lower side by washing out pollutants. At 63, AQI remained satisfactory for the eighth consecutive day. It was 74 Thursday.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/delhi-records-its-wettest-august-1st-week-in-16-years-imd-issues-yellow-alert-for-today\/articleshow\/133044923.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Along with bringing relief, the incessant rain also caused traffic snarls and waterlogging, and uprooted trees. 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