The weather of the National Capital changed from a sunny morning to a rainy afternoon, with the Ridge weather station recording 37.8 mm of rainfall, as per IMD data.
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With several parts of Delhi being lashed by rain on Thursday, with the maximum temperature of the city settled at 35.4 degrees Celsius, IMD said.
The weather of the National Capital changed from a sunny morning to a rainy afternoon, with the Ridge weather station recording 37.8 mm of rainfall, as per IMD data.
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The sudden change in weather brought the much-needed relief from the heat, with temperatures expected to drop further in the coming days.
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In the 24 hours, ending at 8.30 am on Thursday, Safdarjung recorded 13.4 mm of rainfall, while Aya Nagar received 29.3 mm and the Ridge logged 9.8 mm, the data showed.
The minimum temperature in the city was 25 degrees Celsius, which is 1.4 degrees below the normal temperature for this time of year, according to the weather department.
However, Delhi’s air quality deteriorated by falling into the ‘Moderate’ category with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 120 at 4 pm, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 and 500 ‘severe’.
Meanwhile, flood relief camps have been set up by the District Magistrate (East) in the Mayur Vihar area in the wake of the rising level of the Yamuna River in Delhi. The river continued to flow close to the danger mark as shown in the drone images from Loha Pul.
Only once has the river crossed the danger level, and the overflowing river water reached the residential areas. But the change in water level of the river has kept the authorities on their toes. The administration has set up temporary camps in schools for people living near the Yamuna camp.
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