Delhi Logs 108mm Rain in 24 Hours, Highest in Single Day in July Since 2010

New Delhi: The national capital which is reeling under severe waterlogging after heavy downpour on Wednesday evening, has received 108 mm rainfall in 24 hours. This marks the highest rainfall registered in a single day in the city in the month of July since 2010.

City's official weather station, Safdarjung, logged the rainfall between Wednesday and Thursday as torrential downpour battered the city. The rain which submerged the roads, affecting traffic movement, has so far claimed eight lives in the NCR region.

During the rain fury on Wednesday evening, Safdarjung registered 79.2 mm of rainfall between 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm while other areas such as Mayur Vihar logged 119 mm of rain, folowed by Delhi University (77.5 mm), Pusa (66.5 mm), and the Palam observatory (43.7 mm), news agency PTI reported.

Meanwhile, mercury in the national capital soared to 37.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.

Rains Causes Traffic Snarls

Several visuals surfaced on social media showing massive traffic snarls across Delhi and its national capital region (NCR), with citizens stuck in rain for hours. Vehicles were seen almost completely submerged in waterlogged roads as people waded through the knee-deep water follwoing heavy rain.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast no immediate relief from the rain. According to its latest bulletin, Delhi along with its adjoining states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, among others, would continue to receive rain for the next five days.

Schools Shut in Delhi

The Met department has predicted Delhi-NCR to receive very heavy rainfall today. In view of red alert, schools across Delhi remain have been ordered to remain shut today as was announced late last night by Education Minister Atishi on X.

The severe rainfall prompted the weather department to include Delhi in its list of "areas of concern" in the National Flash Flood Guidance Bulletin.