Gap between day & night temps shrinks, rain likely till Aug 5 in Gurgaon
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India Meteorological Department
, light to moderate rainfall is likely to continue till Aug 5.
"Rain is expected at isolated spots from Aug 2 to 5," an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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Parts of Delhi, meanwhile, recorded heavy to moderate rain on Thursday, with the Palam area recording 79mm of rainfall until 5.30 pm, which led to the diversion of four Delhi-bound flights—two to Chandigarh and two to Jaipur.
Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, the base station at Safdarjung recorded 16.6mm, while the Ridge recorded 34.4mm, Ayanagar recorded 51.1mm, and Najafgarh recorded 61mm.
The IMD classifies rainfall as 'light' when it is up to 15.5mm, 'moderate' when it is between 15.6mm and 64.4mm, 'heavy' when between 64.5mm and 115.5mm, and 'very heavy' when it is over 115.5mm in a 24-hour window.
Meanwhile, the air quality index (AQI) on a scale of 0 to 500 was recorded at 59, down from 66 a day earlier, with both readings considered satisfactory.
The Commission for Air Quality Management reiterated that, aided by favourable conditions, Delhi witnessed the best AQI in July 2025 since 2018. At 78, within the 'satisfactory' category, the air was "even cleaner than during the Covid-19 lockdown year 2020."
The average AQI for July was 104 in 2018, 134 in 2019, 84 in 2020, 110 in 2021, 87 in 2022, 84 in 2023, and 96 in 2024 respectively.
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