The rain led to water-logging and traffic snarls across NCR, and the incessant rain led to police control rooms (PCRs) in Delhi alone receiving 106 complaints of traffic jams from early morning till noon, according to police data.
The Safdarjung observatory, which is representative of Delhi's weather, recorded 5.3mm of rainfall in a 24-hour period till 8.30am on Thursday. However, other parts of Delhi recorded far more rain the Pitampura station logged 35.5mm, while Palam and Najafgarh recorded 19.2mm and 17mm respectively.
Safdarjung recorded another 2mm of rain between 8.30am and 5.30pm, while Ridge, Palam, and Jafarpur stations added 9.7mm, 9.4mm, and 8.5mm rain respectively.
Gurugram, meanwhile, recorded 5mm rain and Ghaziabad 1mm. No data was available for Noida, though ground reports suggested that the city witnessed heavy rain.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light rain on Friday, while a "yellow alert" for light to moderate rain is in place for Saturday.
"The monsoon trough will remain around Delhi-NCR in the coming days. We are likely to see an increase in rain activity over the weekend as a western disturbance begins to influence the region. This monsoon trough and easterly moisture-laden winds will combine to give Delhi moderate rain on both Saturday and Sunday," said Kuldeep Srivastava, scientist at IMD.
Throughout the day, complaints of water-logging and traffic jams poured in from various parts of NCR.
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