New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) This August has been the wettest in Delhi in the past 10 years, with 423.1 mm of rainfall being recorded in the month so far, Met officials said Monday.
‘The capital has been receiving incessant rainfall for the past few days. The capital in the month of August so far has received 423.1 mm of rainfall, the highest in the past 10 years,’ said an official at the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
‘It is 116 percent more than the average rainfall in this month,’ the official added.
From 2005 onwards, the national capital has been getting an increase in rainfall in the month of August, with two years that saw a lull, in 2006 and 2009.
In 2005, the total rainfall in August was 132 mm, 2006 saw a steep decline with just 98 mm, in 2007 it was 214.3 mm, which increased to 310.7 mm in 2008, a slight drop was seen in 2009 with 216.8 mm.
The all-time high record was set in 1961 when the capital received 583.3 mm of rainfall.
According to the weather office, the rainfall this year may cross the highest ever record if it continues to rain for the next few days.
Delhi has recorded 666.6 mm of rainfall this monsoon till Monday morning, which is 40 percent above the average for the season.
