NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon arrived in Delhi-NCR with a huge splash, bringing “very heavy” showers to a capital desperate for relief from a killer spell of high heat and humidity. Safdarjung recorded 116.6mm — nearly a fifth of the total monsoon rainfall from June to September — in just nine hours from 8.30am on Thursday.
Announcing the arrival of the rain-bearing system over the region, the India Meteorological Department said the monsoon’s onset was close to its normal date of June 27. The heavens opened up in the morning itself, with 64.8mm recorded at Safdarjung from 8.30am to 11.30am, and 110.2mm by 2.30pm. It was the wettest day of the year so far.
