Delhi received the highest rainfall in a month since 2009, the India Meteorological Department stated on Saturday, leading to waterlogging and traffic growls across the national capital. The last highest rainfall of 110 mm was recorded on August 10, 2010.

For the 24 hours till 8.30 a.m. on Saturday, the Lodhi Road Observatory recorded 149.0 mm of rainfall, while the Delhi Ridge almost matched with 149.2 mm. Meanwhile, Palam saw 84.0 mm rain, while Aya Nagar recorded 68.2 mm, the IMD added. The Safdarjang Airport recorded this monsoon season's highest single-day downpour on Saturday with 138.8 mm.

According to the IMD, thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and the neighbouring areas of most places of Delhi-NCR (Bahadurgarh, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Noida, Greater Noida) Kaithal, Karnal on Saturday. Scores of residential areas and several roads and junctions were waterlogged which caused traffic jams.

Taking to Twitter to inform people of the situation, the Delhi Traffic Police said: "Traffic is affected due to waterlogging in MB Road, Khanpur T-point to Hamdard Nagar Red Light traffic, Mehram Nagar Under Pass. Rajokri underpass, both the routes from Rajghat to Shantiv. Waterlogging on Dwarka underpass and Bijwasan flyover. Rajdhani Park Metro Station to Mundka And Nangloi to Najafgarh road near the water tank."

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