India, April 19 -- New Delhi

With 10 more days to go for the month-end, Delhi has already recorded its wettest April since 2008, data available with the India Meteorological Department revealed. So far, Delhi has recorded 28.2mm of rainfall this month, with it significantly bypassing the long-period average of 16.mm for April. In 2008, Delhi recorded 38.6mm of rainfall in April.

Across other stations too, Delhi has recorded 27.9mm of rainfall, as per the data. Individually, stations at Palam, Ayanagar and Lodhi Road have logged 35.8mm, 36.5mm and 28.1mm of rainfall.

An IMD official said that the highest rainfall recorded in a single day in April is April 16, 1983, when Safdarjung received 134mm and Palam recorded 117.8mm of rainfall. A...