India, Aug. 7 -- Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi on Thursday, inundating roads, triggering widespread traffic snarls and waterlogging, and bringing a sharp drop in temperatures across the national capital. With heavy rainfall, Thursday became Delhi's wettest day of August so far this year, offering respite from the humidity. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Lodi Road recorded the highest rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm at 60.4 mm, followed by Safdarjung at 56.0 mm, Ridge at 54.4 mm, Ayanagar at 22.3 mm and Palam at 14.6 mm. The cumulative rainfall recorded since 8.30 am stood at 43.8 mm at Lodi Road, 25.2 mm at Palam, 18.7 mm at Safdarjung, 17.2 mm at Ridge and 14.2 mm at Ayanagar, the IMD said. Also Read - Narela: Merc-car crash kills woman pedestrian The rainfall brought down the maximum temperature significantly across the city. Safdarjung recorded a maximum of 27.6 degrees Celsius, 6.6 notches below normal. Lodi Road recorded 27.8 degrees Celsius, 5.2 notches below normal; Palam 27.3 degrees Celsius, 7.1 notches below normal; Ridge 27.6 degrees Celsius, 6.4 notches below normal and Ayanagar 27.2 degrees Celsius, 6.8 notches below normal. Minimum temperatures also remained below normal. Safdarjung recorded 25.6 degrees Celsius, 1.3 notches below normal; Lodi Road 25.4 degrees Celsius, 0.6 notch below normal; Ayanagar 25.2 degrees Celsius, 1.2 notches below normal; Palam 23.2 degrees Celsius, 3.6 notches below normal; and Ridge 22.5 degrees Celsius, 3.7 notches below normal. The weather office has forecast a generally cloudy sky with heavy rain on Friday and issued a yellow alert for the national capital. Also Read - CM gives jobs boost to 187 MCD employees Sangam Vihar was among the worst-hit areas, with roads submerged and traffic movement severely disrupted. Waterlogging was also reported from Sainik Farms, Shastri Park, Rohtak Road, Tughlaqabad, near the Red Fort and parts of ITO, where inundated roads brought vehicles to a crawl. Heavy congestion was reported from several key arterial roads, including Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, Ber Sarai, the JNU Gate-Jia Sarai stretch, NH-48 between Dhaula Kuan and Rajokri flyover towards Gurugram, MB Road, Kalindi Kunj, Najafgarh, Rajdhani Park-Mundka, the ITO-Laxmi Nagar stretch, Akshardham, the CWG Village-Nizamuddin Bridge-Sarai Kale Khan corridor and the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway. Mahesh Palawat, vice president (Meteorology and Climate Change) at Skymet Weather, said Delhi and adjoining areas are likely to receive moderate rain over the next two to three days under the influence of multiple weather systems. The boundary wall of an old house collapsed following heavy rainfall in northwest Delhi's Vijay Nagar area on Thursday, damaging several parked vehicles, police said.
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