New Delhi: Delhi recorded an unusually cool September morning on Sunday, with the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory falling to 21.0 degrees Celsius.
The reading was the second-lowest minimum temperature recorded in September since 2001, according to weather data. The only lower reading during this period was 20.8 degrees Celsius, recorded on September 6, 2008.
The 21.0-degree Celsius reading was also lower than the 21.1 degrees Celsius recorded on September 19, 2024.
The sharp dip in temperature comes after rain and cloudy conditions in Delhi over the weekend. The Safdarjung weather station recorded a maximum temperature of 29.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday, which was 5.1 degrees below normal for the day.
Delhi is expected to see generally cloudy skies and light rain in parts of the city on Sunday, with thunderstorms and strong winds also likely, according to the India Meteorological Department.
Meanwhile, fifty-six people were killed in rain-and storm-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh since Friday, while several districts were grappling with a flood-like situation after an intense three-day wet spell, officials said.
The depression over the state weakened into a well-marked low pressure area on Sunday, bringing some respite from rainfall, they said.
Rescue teams were conducting operations in waterlogged areas to evacuate stranded people to safer locations, the relief department said, as strong winds and heavy downpour uprooted trees and electric poles and inundated roads and villages, damaging over one thousand houses and standing crops.
The state received 45.1 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending Sunday, against the normal 1.8 mm, officials said.
According to data shared by the office of the relief commissioner, between September 25 and the morning of September 27, 56 people had died and 46 were injured in rain and storm-related incidents in the state.
The highest number of deaths during the 60-hour period were reported from Sitapur (7), followed by Lakhimpur Kheri, Bahraich and Balrampur (5 each), and Ayodhya and Gorakhpur (4 each). The official said 1,021 houses were damaged.
The Central Water Commission (CWC), in its Daily Water Level Bulletin, said the Ghagra and Rapti rivers were showing rising trends at several monitoring stations, posing a flood threat to low-lying areas. At Elginbridge in Barabanki, the Ghagra was flowing at 106.14 metres at 8 am, above its danger level of 106.07 metres. The water level is likely to rise further to 106.55 metres by Sunday night.
(With Inputs from PTI)