Light to moderate rain likely in Delhi today, temperatures remain above normal
Despite rain in parts of the city, temperatures remained above normal at several stations, according to observations recorded at 8:30am on Wednesday
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning in various parts of Delhi on Wednesday. At Palam, 64.2mm of rain fell in the past 24 hours by 8:30am, whereas Safdarjung observatory, the official record for the National Capital, noted no precipitation during this time.
Aya Nagar received 1.9mm of rain, and Lodhi Road received a trace. No rain was recorded at Safdarjung and Ridge during the 24-hour span. Notably, weather stations did not record any rainfall between 8:30am and 5:30pm on Tuesday. Despite the rain, temperatures stayed above average at numerous locations, according to 8:30am observations on Wednesday.
At Safdarjung, the highest temperature on Tuesday was 36°C, 1.5 degrees higher than normal, while the lowest on Wednesday was 28.4°C, 1.9 degrees above normal. Lodhi Road recorded a maximum of 35°C, 2 degrees above normal, and a minimum of 27.6°C, 2.6 degrees above normal. This spell of rain follows a wetter-than-normal August for the capital, with Delhi receiving 354.1mm of rain between August 1 and August 30, more than 120mm above the IMD’s long-period average (LPA) of 233.1mm for the month.
The city had also seen excess August rainfall in 2025 and 2024, when it received 400.81mm and 390.3mm, respectively, marking the first time since 2020 that August rainfall exceeded the LPA, with the city recording 237mm in 2024. Since 2011, Delhi has only crossed the August rainfall LPA six times — in 2012, 2013, 2020, 2024, 2025, and 2026.
Saloni Bhatia, a journalist with over 15 years of experience, covered the Delhi government and political developments, reporting on policy decisions, governance issues, and political shifts.
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