Snow in Kashmir, rain in Delhi… 101 year record broken; Know the weather condition of your city



New Delhi:

The national capital remained cloudy and cold throughout the day on Saturday, with the highest rainfall recorded in a single day in December in 101 years. According to the Meteorological Department, 41.2 mm rain was recorded in Delhi in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am on Saturday, due to which the temperature remained below normal throughout the day. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the highest rainfall in a single day in the national capital was on December 3, 1923, which was 75.7 mm.

According to the Meteorological Department official, since the data was recorded in 1901, December 2024 has been the fifth most rainy month in terms of month-wise rainfall.

“The cumulative rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am today is the second highest since 1901,” an IMD official said. Monthly rainfall is the fifth highest. “24-hour cumulative rainfall refers to rainfall during the last 24 hours ending 8.30 am.”

Effect of rain in Delhi also

The IMD said that due to the active western disturbance and its interaction with easterly winds, light to moderate rain and thundershowers are occurring over northwest and central India including Delhi-NCR. According to the India Meteorological Department, the maximum temperature in Delhi was 15.8 degrees Celsius, which is 4.6 degrees below normal. The minimum temperature recorded on Saturday was 12.7 degrees Celsius, which was six degrees above the season’s average.

improve air quality

The Meteorological Department has predicted dense fog on Sunday and the maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be 17 and 9 degrees Celsius respectively. Meanwhile, according to the data of the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality in Delhi improved and on Saturday evening The air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 135 at 4 o’clock.

According to Sameer App, the AQI at four of the 28 monitoring stations – IHBAS Dilshad Garden, Lodhi Road and Sri Aurobindo Marg – was recorded in the ‘satisfactory’ category and remained below 100. In the remaining centres, AQI was recorded in ‘moderate’ and ‘poor’ categories.

AQI is rated between zero and 50 as ‘good’, 51 and 100 as ‘satisfactory’, 101 and 200 as ‘moderate’, 201 and 300 as ‘poor’, 301 and 400 as ‘very poor’ and 401 and 400 as ‘poor’. Anything between 500 is considered ‘severe’.

Heavy snowfall in Kashmir

Heavy snowfall in Kashmir disrupts air, rail, road traffic; The heaviest snowfall of the season in Kashmir on Saturday affected air, rail and road traffic and disrupted electricity and water supply, while snowfall and intermittent rain in Uttarakhand led to freezing temperatures. There was a decline in.

  • Due to western disturbance and other weather events, it rained overnight in Madhya Pradesh. It rained for the second consecutive day in some parts of Punjab and Haryana, while light to moderate rain occurred at many places in Rajasthan.
  • The national capital recorded 41.2 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8:30 am. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that due to the active western disturbance and its interaction with easterly winds, light to moderate rain and thundershowers are occurring over northwest and central India including Delhi-NCR.
  • The period of severe cold and snowfall continues in Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has directed the Deputy Commissioners to personally monitor the snow removal work.
  • Moderate to heavy snowfall was recorded across Kashmir since Friday, including the first snowfall of the season in Srinagar city and other plains.

Officials said that there was heavy to very heavy snowfall in the plains of South Kashmir, while there was moderate snowfall in the plains of Central Kashmir. Light to moderate snowfall occurred in the plains of North Kashmir. Airport officials said that air traffic to and from Srinagar has also been affected and flight operations have been suspended. According to traffic department officials, Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) has been closed for traffic due to snowfall. He told that due to heavy snowfall in Navayug Tunnel, snow removal work has been hampered.

snowfall in uttarakhand

Uttarakhand received snowfall at higher altitudes and intermittent rain at lower altitudes on Saturday, increasing the cold across the state, while highways leading to Himalayan temples are still closed at many places.

Disaster management officials here said that due to continuous snowfall and intermittent light rain in the upper areas of the mountains and cold winds blowing in the lower areas, most of the hill districts are in the grip of severe cold.

The high peaks of Auli, Harsil, Hemkund Sahib, Chopta, Dayara, Lokhandi, Sukki Top, Munsiyari and Pithoragarh are covered with snow.

The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy snowfall at some places at altitudes of 2,500 meters and above in the hilly districts including Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Dehradun, Pauri, Pithoragarh and Nainital on Saturday. The sky remained cloudy at most places and there was intermittent drizzle.

Officials said that Badrinath National Highway is closed between Pandukeshwar and Badrinath due to accumulation of snow, which is being cleared.

The Joshimath-Neeti highway connecting the border with China is also closed beyond Suraithotha, while the Chamoli-Kund National Highway connecting Kedarnath and Badrinath is closed between Dhotidhar and Makku Bend.

The road has been blocked between Joshimath and Auli due to the uprooting of a big tree, due to which traffic has been affected. Chamoli District Disaster Management Center said that more than 65 villages have been affected by the snowfall. Due to rain, electricity supply has been disrupted in 10 villages of Nauti area of ​​Karnaprayag. Electricity supply is disrupted in all the villages of Dewal development block.

The national capital remained cloudy and cold throughout the day on Saturday, with the highest rainfall recorded in a single day in December in 101 years. According to the Meteorological Department, 41.2 mm rain was recorded in Delhi in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am on Saturday, due to which the temperature remained below normal throughout the day.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the highest rainfall in a single day in the national capital was on December 3, 1923, which was 75.7 mm.

“The cumulative rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am today is the second highest since 1901,” an IMD official said. Monthly rainfall is the fifth highest. “24-hour cumulative rainfall refers to rainfall during the last 24 hours ending 8.30 am.”

cold outbreak in rajasthan

Due to the impact of a new western disturbance, there was rain and hailstorm in many areas of Rajasthan in the last 24 hours. Apart from this, there was fog in many areas of the state on Saturday also and severe cold continues. A spokesperson of the Meteorological Department said on Saturday that in the 24 hours till morning, light to moderate rain was recorded at many places in eastern and western Rajasthan.

During this period, maximum rainfall of 86.0 mm was recorded in Jhalawar district. Apart from this, 40 mm rain was recorded in Sangod of Kota, Nainwa of Bundi and Shahabad of Baran district. At other places, rainfall ranging from 10 to 30 mm was recorded.

Dense to very dense fog was recorded at some places in the state. Hail fell in some districts including Dausa, Hanumangarh and Alwar. It rained in parts of Punjab and Haryana for the second consecutive day on Saturday, due to which the day temperature in both the states dropped.

People troubled by cold in Punjab

According to the local meteorological department, the maximum temperature of Chandigarh was recorded at 15.1 degrees Celsius. The day temperature in Amritsar, Punjab was recorded at 14.8 degrees Celsius, while in Ludhiana it was 15.4 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature was recorded at 15.7 degrees Celsius in Patiala, 15 degrees in Gurdaspur and 14.2 degrees Celsius in Firozpur.

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