The rains in Capital have set a new record of 122 years.

​​​​​The latest downpour in Delhi surpassed previous records, becoming the biggest quantity of rainfall in January since 1901.

This month, till January 23, the Safdarjung meteorological observatory, which offers representative statistics for the city, reported 88.2 mm of rainfall. According to the India Meteorological Department, this is the highest amount of rainfall the weather station has recorded for the same time period in the last 122 years (IMD). This year’s rainfall has beaten the previous record of 79.7 mm set in January 1989.

The Safdarjung station recorded 19.7 mm of rain between 8.30 a.m. on Saturday and 8.30 a.m. on Sunday. Over the weekend, a western disturbance, which is a storm that originates in the Mediterranean region, dumped winter rain on Delhi.

This month, the Palam weather station recorded 110 mm of rainfall, far exceeding the normal amount of 10.2 mm.

Sunday’s high temperature was 14.9 degrees Celsius, six degrees below average for this time of year. The minimum temperature was 10.5°C, which was three degrees higher than typical.

Monday is expected to be a ‘cold day,’ according to the IMD prediction. When the maximum temperature drops 4.5 to 6.4 degrees below normal and the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius, it is called a “cold day.”

On Monday, the minimum temperature is expected to be 7 degrees Celsius, with a maximum of 16 degrees Celsius.

In a Sunday evening update, the IMD predicted a 3 to 4 degree drop in minimum temperature throughout most of northwest India during the following 24 hours.

The IMD has forecasted a cold wave on January 25 in parts of Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujarat. For the 26th and 27th of January, a similar cold wave is expected. When the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 4 degrees, or when the temperature is 4.5 to 6.4 degrees below normal, a cold wave is declared.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s bulletins, the AQI on Sunday was 202, in the ‘poor’ category, having improved from a ’very poor’ AQI of 316 on Saturday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), the country’s weather forecasting organisation, has forecasted a cold wave over the next few days across Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.

After Ahmedabad’s windy weather, the chill is likely to return.

Strong winds have been blowing in the city for the past two days, and light showers have been falling in some parts of the state as a result of a cyclonic circulation brought on by a western disturbance. The state is anticipated to feel cold again from Sunday onwards, according to the MeT department, when the circulation dissipates.

Service to Vaishno Devi by helicopter has been halted.

Despite a landslide on the new route and fresh snowfall at the bhawan, officials said the helicopter service to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district will remain suspended owing to bad weather.

Around 5 a.m. on Sunday, a landslide occurred on the new track leading to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.

Highway in Jammu has been closed:

Due to landslides between Banihal and Ramban, traffic on the Jammu Srinagar highway has been halted. 

Cold wave to prevail over north India for next few days:

Heavy rain or snowfall is expected across Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, according to the agency. Rain/drizzle with a light intensity has been forecast for parts of Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi-NCR region, in particular, has seen rain in the last 24 hours.

Clouds and rain keep the sun out, lowering the temperature during the day. Clouds hold the heat that escapes throughout the day, causing nighttime temperatures to rise above usual.

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