Heavy rains lashed Delhi on Thursday afternoon as the weather turned for the better bringing respite to the people from the sweltering heat.
Children, holding bunches of pens to sell, run through a water-logged street during heavy monsoon rain in New Delhi on July 5, 2018. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / Dominique FAGET)
Heavy rains lashed Delhi on Thursday afternoon as the weather turned for the better bringing respite to the people from the sweltering heat. Just after 3 pm, the national capital and adjoining areas were battered by strong winds accompanied by very heavy downpour.
The rains caused traffic jams at some places in the capital. Many were seen scrambling for shelter as the rains came down heavily on the city.
Interestingly, the India Meteorological Department had not mentioned Delhi or West Uttar Pradesh in its weather warning bulletin for 5 July in which it predicted heavy rains, thundershowers and strong winds in parts of the northeast, central, western and southern India.
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“The sky will remain partly cloudy throughout the day with no chances of rainfall in the city,” an IMD official was quoted as saying by IANS earlier today.
According to Weather.com, the maximum temperature in Delhi at 4 pm was recorded at 36 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was recorded at 28 degrees Celsius. The humidity level was down to 53 per cent from 70 per cent recorded in the morning.
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