... "India’s capital city Delhi usually experiences scorching temperatures in May.
Yesterday, however, a high of just 23.8C (74.8F) was registered — the city’s coldest May reading since 1951, and one some 16 degrees Celsius below the seasonal average.
The recent rains have also been record breaking.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the previous 24-hour rainfall record for the month of May was the 60mm received back on May 24, 1976.
But Wednesday, May 19, 2021 just busted that benchmark.
“On Wednesday, the 12-hour rainfall was equivalent to the 24-hour average of May 24, 1976.
As it is still raining, the 24-average for Wednesday is likely be much higher than that,” said a Met Official during yesterday afternoon.
The incessant rain, caused by cyclone Tauktae, assisted in driving down daytime temperature to their lowest maximum since 1951 at Safdarjung laboratory.
The maximum temperature remained low at most stations, reports timesofindia.com, with Jafarpur and Mungeshpur reporting the lowest at 22.6C (72.6F).
Kuldeep Srivastava, head of the Regional Weather Forecasting Center, said:
“The maximum temperature dropped sharply due to the rain and cold and strong winds, plus the absence of sunlight.
The remnants of cyclone Tauktae caused heavy rain in Rajastha, and moderate rain in Delhi-NCR, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh.”
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