Summary:
New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) A spell of rain late Saturday night brought Delhi"s cumulative precipitation this January to 88.2 mm, which is the highest in the month since 1901, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Before this, the capital recorded 79.7 mm of rainfall in 1989 and 73.7 mm in 1953, the IMD data showed.
The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, has recorded six rainy days and 88.2 mm of rainfall this month so far. It got 19.7 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Sunday.
The Palam Observatory also received a record 110 mm of precipitation this month, according to the data available on the IMD"s website.
The rainfall had also brought the maximum temperature in the capital down to 14.7 degrees Celsius on Saturday, seven notches below normal and the lowest this season so far.
The maximum temperatures have been lower than normal since the second week of January.