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Delhi records highest August rainfall since 2010

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Weather records in Delhi were shattered this August, as the national capital experienced its highest rainfall for the month since 2010, along with consistently below-average temperatures.

At Safdarjung, Delhi’s primary weather station, 390.3 mm of rainfall was recorded by Friday evening in August, surpassing the 378.8 mm observed in August 2012.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the highest rainfall in Delhi over the last 15 years was 455.1 mm, recorded in 2010.

The all-time record for August rainfall remains at 583.3 mm, set in 1961, as per IMD data.

The rainfall throughout the month contributed to below-normal average maximum and minimum temperatures.

Delhi’s average maximum temperature for August so far is 34.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest since 33.6 degrees in 2013, according to the data.

The average monthly minimum temperature of 25.7 degrees Celsius is the lowest in at least 13 years, based on data since 2011, as reported by the IMD.

Rainfall was recorded on 26 days in August, the highest since 2011, according to the data.

IMD data shows that Delhi’s long-period average rainfall for the entire season is around 650 mm. As of August 30, the city’s rainfall was recorded at 837.4 mm.

On Saturday morning, the national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 25.4 degrees Celsius, which is one notch below the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky during the day, with the maximum temperature expected to reach around 36 degrees Celsius.

Humidity was at 86 percent at 8:30 am.

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The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was in the “satisfactory” category, with a reading of 92 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.

An AQI between zero and 50 is considered “good”, 51 to 100 “satisfactory”, 101 to 200 “moderate”, 201 to 300 “poor”, 301 to 400 “very poor”, and 401 to 500 “severe”.

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The IMD has placed the city in the ‘green’ zone, indicating “no action needed” for Saturday.

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