January rains broke the record of 122 years in Delhi, know how long the cold wave will continue in North India
Snowfall in the mountains of North India and record rain falling in the plains including Delhi NCR has increased the cold. Rain has broken the record of 122 years in Delhi in January this year. Between 1901 and 2022, till now the all-time record was in the name of January 1989, when 79.7 mm of rain had fallen, but this year till January 23, 88.2 mm of rain broke all the previous records and made a new record. The Meteorological Department has predicted the continuation of cold wave in North India including Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for the next few days.
The Meteorological Department has forecast that there will be partly cloudy sky in Delhi on Monday as well. There may be moderate fog in the morning. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be 16 and 07 degree Celsius respectively. At the same time, the minimum temperature in Delhi is expected to drop by three to four degrees Celsius in the coming days. On Sunday, Delhi’s maximum temperature was 14.9 degrees Celsius, six notches below normal, while the minimum temperature was 10.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal.
Seven Western Disturbances came in January
Mahesh Palawat, vice-president (meteorology and climate change), Skymet Weather, said that from January 16, the day temperature again fell again under the influence of one western disturbance. Delhi has recorded seven Western Disturbances in January this year, while their number is usually three to four.
Dehradun and Tehri receive maximum rain in 40 years
There’s still a week left for January to end. But, the rain in Uttarakhand so far has made January the record for the highest rainfall in 40 years. Dehradun has received 132 mm of rain and Tehri 112 mm. More rain was recorded in the year 1981 itself. Whereas, the all-time record of rain in Doon is 230 mm in the year 1911. Apart from this, the state has received an average of 88 mm of rain so far. Which is two and a half times the normal.
600 vehicles stranded on Jammu-Srinagar highway
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed due to landslides at many places due to rain and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir. There has been a lot of snowfall on the highway near Jawahar Tunnel and Banihal-Qazigund (Navyug) Tunnel. More than 600 small and big vehicles are stuck on the highway due to the closure of traffic. The work of clearing the debris from the road is going on continuously. Meanwhile, almost hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir including Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan have received snowfall. Katra-Sanjichhat helicopter service remained affected. The battery car road remained closed for the second day due to landslide. However, the journey on the old route was restored at 6 am.
Lahul, Bharmour, Pangi and Upper Shimla cut off contact
The sequence of heavy rain and snowfall in Himachal Pradesh since Saturday evening continued throughout the day on Sunday. Life has been affected by this. However, rain and snow are considered good for agriculture and horticulture. The connectivity to Lahaul Valley, Bharmour and Pangi in Chamba district and Upper Shimla has been cut off. Due to snow-rain, 731 roads are closed in the state, while 1572 transformers are damaged due to power supply in many areas.
