Parts of Delhi and NCR were again lashed by another bout of heavy rain coupled with thunderstorms on Monday late evening, giving people relief from the blistering heat. The Met predicted this spell of rain in Delhi and neighbouring areas along with strong gusty winds of up to 50 to 60 kmph during the night. On Monday morning, showers had brought in much-needed respite from the sweltering heat.
In more good news for people in Delhi-NCR, the India Meteorological Department said there will be no heatwave conditions for the next five days. The weather department also predicted similar weather conditions over Punjab, Haryana, north Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh. Hail storms are also likely in these areas, it added.
After the morning showers, the minimum temperature in Delhi plunged 11 notches from 29 degrees to 18 degrees Celsius. Trees got uprooted in some parts of the national capital and traffic snarls were reported in various stretches, including ITO, DND and near AIIMS, on the first working day of the week.
According to the IMD, this was the first moderate-intensity storm of this season. Summer is considered to start from March 1. “Normally between March and May thunderstorms occur for 12 to 14 days. But this season saw only four to five thunderstorms and that too mostly dry ones,” the department said.
The thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and rain led to a drastic fall in the surface temperature on Monday. According to Skymet Weather, Delhi temperatures went down by “10 degrees in one hour” on Monday morning. The temperature dropped from 29 degrees at 5:30 am to 19 degrees at 6:30 am.
“Delhi recorded 17.2-degree minimum temperature today on May 23, its lowest during the decade for May. The record is 15.2 degrees on May 2 in 1982. Heatwave will not make a comeback anytime soon over north India including Delhi NCR,” Skymet’s vice president Mahesh Palawal tweeted.
The minimum temperature at 8.30 am was recorded at 17.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, while 12mm of rainfall was recorded till 8.30 am.
The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 37 degrees Celsius. Delhi on Sunday recorded a maximum temperature of 39.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, while the minimum temperature was 23.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average.
Traffic Snarls in Gurugram
The city faced prolonged power cuts and traffic jams as it was lashed with torrential rain and thunderstorm on Monday morning. Many commuters were stuck on roads and waterlogging led to traffic snarls. Several trees were uprooted during the storm.
The worst affected stretches were Narsinghpur, Jharsa Crossing, Sector 29, Sector 38, Sector 50, Rajeev Chowk, Sheetla Mata Road, Civil Lines, Golf Course Extension Road, Vatika Chowk, Sector 52, and Daulatabad Flyover. At least 2,500 police personnel were deployed at major key points to manage traffic, said Ravinder Kumar Tomar, DCP (traffic).
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