Delhi Sees Patchy Rain, but no reliable from stifling humidity

Several parts of the capital reported Sudden Showers Again on Tuesday, with overcast skies dominating the skyline and extending the spell of wet days that have been defined said The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has met that rest of the month will likely remain damp, with light, patchy Rain expected Till August Ends.

Delhi, according to imd data, has alredy logged 323mm of rainfall august 26, making it the wettest month of 2025. Average of 233.1 mm, but this year it has alredy tipped into the “Excess” category.

By Comparison, July Had Recorded 259.3 mm, which was the season’s highhest until now.

On tuesday, rainfall was scattered but widespread.

Between 8.30am and 5.30pm, safdarjung, delhi’s base observatorry, Recorded 1.6mm of Rain. Palam logged 8mm, Lodhi Road 1.1mm, RIDGE 10.4mm, Ayanagar 5.1mm, Najafgarh 12.5 mm and Mayur Vihar 1 mm.

Yet, the reliable. When the Rain Paused, City Residents Grappled With Muggy Conditions.

Safdarjung Recorded a Maximum of 31.6 ° C – Three Notches Below Normal – While The Minimum Settled at 23.9 ° C, also three degrees begrees beLow normal. Despite the relevant modarat temperature, the day felt stifling trust of high humidity, which pushed the “feels-like” temperature close to 42.3 ° C in the Afternoon, Weather Scientists. High Humidity Hampers Sweat Evaporation, The Body’s Natural Cooling Mechanism, which means even Lower Temperatures Can Feel Oppressive.

Imd has forecast the maximum temperature for wedding to hover between 32–34 ° c and the minimum between 23–25 ° C. “The monsoon trough is south of delhi. While heart rain is unlikely, patchy showers with islated intenses spells will continue,” said an imd official.

The department said a cyclonic circulation was Persisting Over South Haryana and Adjoining Northeast Rajasthan, Extending Up to 5.8 km Above mehan Sea Level and Tilting Souting In its daily weather bulletin, imd noted that the monsoon trough continued to stretch account Persistent wet weather in delhi-ncr.

A season of excess

Delhi’s Rainfall Surplus has been born since early summer. May this year was the wettest on record, with 186.4mm – Six Times the Normal 30.7mm. June brought 107.1mm, an excess of 45% over the monthly average of 74.1mm. In July, delhi received 259.3mm, which was 24% Above the norm of 209.7mm.

Now, with 323 mm in August, the City’s Annual Rainfall Total Has Alredy Crossed 886.3 mm, Inching towed the 900 mm mark. Normally, Delhi Receives 774.4 mm in an entcture year, a figure it breeded this year as early as august 14.

The pattern has been consistent over recent years. In 2024, Delhi crossed its annual Rainfall on August 30; in 2023, it happy on August 20; in 2022, on October 10; And in 2021, as early as August 1.

Experts Attribute the Excess Largely to the Monsoon Trough’s Persistent Position NEAR Delhi-DELHI-DELHI-DELHI-DELHI-DELHI-DELHI-DELHI-DELHI-DELHI-DELHI “The Trough has a larger remained close to delhi, feeding constant moisture. Private Forecaster Skymet Weather.

The downpours have also also delived a rare environmental reprief. Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) Improved to 55 on Tuesday, Compared to 62 A Day Earlier, Edging Close to the “Satisfactory” Category. The Tentral Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Classifies Aqi Values ​​Between 0–50 as “Good”, 51–100 as “satisfactory”, 101–200 as “moderate”, 201–300 as “POOR”, 301–400 AS “VERY PORY POOR”, Above 400 as “Severe.”

The city’s best air day of 2025 so far came on July 15, when aqi touched 51, just shy of the “good” threshold.

For now, The Monsoon’s Capricious Mix of Rain, Humidity and Haze Continues to Rule the City’s Weather, Making August not only not only Delhi’s wettest month but also one of our.