Safdarjung officially crossed the August average on August 14. An earlier assessment had suggested the threshold was crossed on August 8, but an error in the rainfall data recorded on August 6 was subsequently corrected, bringing the cumulative figure down to 197.2 mm and pushing the official crossover to mid-August.
The wettest spell of the month so far was recorded on August 8, when Safdarjung received 98.7 mm of rain in 24 hours.
Several weather stations record rain
In the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Monday, Janakpuri recorded 29 mm of rainfall, followed by Narayana at 22 mm.
Pusa recorded 11.5 mm, Palam 10.6 mm and Safdarjung 3.4 mm. Lodi Road recorded 2.7 mm, while Ridge, Ayanagar and Jharoda Kalan received 0.8 mm, 0.6 mm and 0.5 mm respectively.
No rainfall was recorded at Chhatarpur and Pushp Vihar during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am, while data was unavailable for Mayur Vihar, Jafarpur and Najafgarh.
Despite crossing the August average, Delhi’s rainfall total this month remains significantly below the exceptionally high rainfall recorded in the previous two years. The city received 400.8 mm in August 2025 and 390.3 mm in August 2024.
The IMD has forecast continued wet conditions in parts of the capital, with thunderstorms and strong winds accompanying the rain.
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