Overview
- Delhi recorded 234.5 mm of rain by Monday evening, exceeding the IMD long‑period average of 233.1 mm within the first 10 days of August.
- The IMD has issued a yellow alert for continued light to moderate showers across the city, with moderate rain expected at a few locations on Tuesday.
- Forecasters and local experts say additional spells this week could add roughly 50–100 mm to the month’s total, making a month‑end surplus likely.
- Heavy, concentrated downpours earlier this month — including about 224.7 mm at Safdarjung between Aug 4–8 — have already raised the risk of waterlogging in low‑lying areas and caused traffic snarls.
- Rain has helped keep Delhi’s air quality in the Central Pollution Control Board’s ‘satisfactory’ band for 10 straight days with a recent daily average AQI of 89, and the monsoon overall has been wetter than normal from June 1 to Aug 10 (534.3 mm) despite El Niño pressures.