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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: The city recorded its wettest 24 hours in Aug in two years after logging 98.7 mm of rainfall from 8.30am Friday to 8.30 am Saturday. Higher single-day rainfall in Aug was last recorded in 2024, when Delhi received 107.6 mm on Aug 1.On Saturday, showers lashed parts of the city throughout the day. There are chances of very light to light rain from Sunday to Aug 14.In Aug so far, Safdarjung has received 230.1 mm of rainfall, which is 98.7% of the entire month\u2019s normal of 233.1 mm. Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Saturday, Pushp Vihar witnessed heavy rainfall for second consecutive day, logging 65.5 mm.During the same period, Najafgarh got 26 mm, Ayanagar 16 mm, north Delhi\u2019s Ridge 9.4 mm, Lodhi Road 6.5 mm, Pusa 5 mm, and the city\u2019s base station Safdarjung and Palam 4.4 mm each.Parts of Delhi witness heavy rain; air quality stays \u2018satisfactory\u2019 for ninth consecutive day<\/span>Several areas in the city saw heavy rain to very heavy rain in the past 24 hours. Pushp Vihar logged 165 mm, Chhatarpur 138 mm, Ayanagar 115 mm, Palam 104.6 mm, Najafgarh 103.5 mm, Janakpuri 102.5 mm, Safdarjung 98.7 mm, Lodhi Road 86.8 mm and Ridge 89.8 mm of rainfall till 8.30 am Saturday. The highest single-day rainfall in Aug last year was recorded at 80.4 mm at Safdarjung on Aug 15.India Meteorological Department (IMD) classifies rainfall as \u2018light\u2019 when it is between 2.5 mm and 15.5 mm. Rainfall recorded between 15.6 mm and 64.4 mm is \u2018moderate\u2019, while it is considered \u2018heavy\u2019 when it is from 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm. Rainfall logged between 115.6 mm and 204.4 mm is categorised as \u2018very heavy\u2019.The maximum temperature rose to 32.8 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, Saturday.The heat index or \u2018feels-like temperature\u2019 increased to 44.7\u00b0C at 2.30 pm. The maximum had remained below 30\u00b0C for two consecutive days: 27.6\u00b0C Thursday and 27.5\u00b0C Friday.\u201cIt is likely to stay between 33\u00b0C and 35\u00b0C over the next few days,\u201d said a Met official. IMD has not issued any colour-coded warning for rain from Sunday onwards. The minimum temperature settled at 24.7 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. It is likely to remain between 23\u00b0C and 25\u00b0C over the next three days.Delhi\u2019s air quality continued to remain in the \u2018satisfactory\u2019 category for the ninth consecutive day.The air quality index (AQI) was 63 Saturday, same as Friday.<\/div>\n