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Updated February 8th, 2019 at 00:28 IST

Hailstorm, heavy rainfall lash Delhi; 38 flights diverted

Heavy rains and hailstorm accompanied by strong winds lashed the national capital Thursday, bringing the mercury down by four to five notches and causing several flights to be diverted to nearby cities.

Reported by: Radhika Sarkar
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Heavy rains and hailstorm accompanied by strong winds lashed the national capital on February 6, Thursday, bringing the mercury down by four to five notches and causing several flights to be diverted to nearby cities. Operations at the Delhi airport saw massive disruption as 38 flights had to be diverted between 6 pm and 8.45 pm, and several others faced delays of over two hours due to unfavourable weather conditions.

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Operations of smaller aircraft such as the Bombardier and the ATR were suspended for a while due to strong winds but resumed later, airport officials said.

The minimum temperature in the city settled at 15℃, six notches above the season's average and the maximum temperature was recorded at 19.1℃, four notches below the season's average.

The Safdarjung observatory, whose reading is considered the official figure for the city, recorded 4.8mm rainfall between 8.30 am and 8.30 pm. Rains continued even after that but figures for the same were not available.

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Palam recorded 3.2mm rainfall, Lodhi Road 3.8mm, Ridge 3.4mm, Ayanagar 4mm, Gurgaon 3mm, Jafarpur 9mm, Najafgarh 3mm and Sports Complex recorded 2mm of rain between 8.30 am and 2.30 pm. The humidity level oscillated between 100 and 89%

Hailstorms hit several parts of Delhi and its adjacent areas. Excited people took to social media to share pictures of roads covered with hail.

The weatherman has forecast shallow to moderate fog for Friday morning and mainly clear skies during the day. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 19 and 10℃ respectively.

The minimum temperature on Wednesday was 12℃, while the maximum settled at 24℃

(Above pictures have been taken from Twitter) 

(With inputs from ANI) 

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Published February 8th, 2019 at 00:17 IST

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