A number of components of town remained inundated with water after in a single day rain from Sunday lashed the state capital. In accordance with the IMD, Lucknow bought 111.1 mm rainfall for twenty-four hours whereas a state authorities observatory recorded140 mm rain for this era.
The in a single day rain reminded individuals of final yr’s September rain when town recorded 160.1 mm of rain in 24 hours on September 16, the best within the month in 14 years. On September 20, 2008, Lucknow noticed 160.6 mm of rainfall. The all-time highest rainfall of 177.1 mm in a 24-hour interval within the month was recorded on September 14, 1985. In September 2021 too, town skilled 107.2 mm rainfall on a single day.
As a result of in a single day rain, the utmost temperature within the state capital dropped to 26.8 levels Celsius which is 6.8 levels beneath regular whereas the minimal temperature was 24.4 levels Celsius.
Greater than the rain, it was the in a single day lightning and thunder that left Lucknowites frightened. “Now we have by no means skilled something like this in our lifetime. I used to be scared and saved praying all night time,” stated Sharmila, who works in a non-public firm. A number of netizens took to Fb to explain their horrifying expertise.
The state forecast for the subsequent 24 hours is rain/thundershower very doubtless at few locations over West UP and at most locations over East UP. The Met division issued a warning of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning very doubtless at remoted locations over the state. Heavy rain may be very doubtless at remoted locations over East UP.
The forecast for Lucknow is usually cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain/thundershower in some areas. Most and minimal temperature will probably be round 30 and 25 levels Celsius, respectively.