Delhi records highest single-day December rainfall in 101 years
The Hindu
IMD predicts hailstorms and thunderstorms in MP, while Delhi records highest December rainfall in 101 years.
Delhi recorded 41.2 mm rain in the past 24 four hours till 8.30 a.m. on Saturday (December 28, 2024), marking the highest single-day December rainfall in 101 years, the weather department said.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the capital recorded the highest-ever rainfall on a single day in the month on December 3, 1923, at 75.7 mm.
The rains also made December 2024 the fifth-highest in terms of monthly rainfall since records began in 1901, an official from the weather department said.
“The 24-hour cumulative rainfall ending at 8:30 am today is the second-highest since 1901 at Safdarjung. The monthly rainfall is the fifth-highest. The 24-hour cumulative rainfall refers to the rainfall during the past 24 hours, ending at 8:30 am IST on the given date,” the IMD official said.
Madhya Pradesh received overnight showers due to the western disturbance and other weather phenomena, IMD officials said on Saturday (December 28, 2024).
The weatherman has predicted the very likely occurrence of hailstorms and thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds in parts of MP during the day.
Overcast skies have warmed minimum temperatures over the last three days. The chill is likely to return by New Year's eve, weather officials said.
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