Delhi Weather: The weather department has predicted light to moderate rain in the national capital on Saturday, likely accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.
The minimum temperature on Saturday was 22.2 degrees Celsius, 2.5 degrees below the season’s average.
In the last 24 hours, between 8.30 am on Friday and 8.30 am on Saturday, the city recorded 0.8 mm of rainfall.
The relative humidity at 8.30 am stood at 82 per cent.
The weather department has forecasted a thunderstorm with rain during the day, with maximum temperature expected to hover around 34 degrees Celsius.
On Friday, Delhi witnessed one of its wettest May days in recent history.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the Safdarjung weather station recorded 77 mm of rain within just six hours, from 2.30 am to 8.30 am.
The spell marked the second-highest 24-hour rainfall in May in Delhi since record-keeping began in 1901.
The highest on record remains 119.3 mm, which fell in a single day in May 2021.
The previous high was 60 mm, recorded on May 24, 1976, according to the IMD.
The city’s air quality was in the ‘moderate’ category, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 152 at 9 am, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
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Delhi rains: Woman, her three children die after house collapse in Najafgarh
A woman and her three young children were killed early Friday morning after their house in Najafgarh area of Delhi collapsed during heavy rainfall and strong winds. The woman’s husband, the sole survivor, sustained minor injuries. According to officials, a neem tree uprooted by the gusty winds crashed onto their single-room home in Kharkhari Nahar village near Jaffarpur Kalan, leading to the collapse. The victims were identified as Jyoti (28), her sons Aryan (7), Rishabh (5), and infant Priyansh (7 months). Her husband Ajay (30) suffered injuries to his chest and wrist but survived the incident.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh said a PCR call was received at 5:26 am reporting the collapse. Police and fire service personnel rushed to the site and rescued all five family members from under the debris. They were taken to a nearby hospital, where Jyoti and the children were declared dead. The Delhi Fire Services confirmed receiving the call at 5:25 AM. “Multiple teams were dispatched immediately. Four people were pulled out from the rubble,” a DFS official said.
