New Delhi, July 29 -- The Capital and its surrounding regions witnessed widespread rainfall on Tuesday afternoon, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) repeatedly upgrading its weather warning as the intensity of the downpour exceeded earlier forecasts. The Safdarjung observatory, the Capital's base weather station, recorded 57.6mm of rainfall between 8.30am and 5.30pm, according to IMD data. The latest spell pushed Delhi's cumulative rainfall for July to around 226mm, pushing the figure past (and comfortably above) the monthly normal of 192.6mm. Among other observatories, Lodhi Road recorded the highest rainfall during the day at 68.8mm, followed by Safdarjung (57.6mm), Ayanagar (51.5mm), Ridge (40.6mm) and Palam (27.8mm) between ...