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Heavy rainfall lashes several parts of national capital, bringing down minimum temperature by one notch below normal

<span style="color: #222222;">Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of the national capital today morning, bringing down the minimum temperature to 7.2 degrees Celsius, one notch below normal.<br />''</span><br />''According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Palam recorded 23 mm and Safdarjung 30.8 mm of rainfall till 5:30 AM today. The intense downpour started yesterday, which led to road blockages and widespread waterlogging in the city.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, light rain is likely to continue today, with the temperature expected to be between 8 and 19 degrees Celsius.<br />''<br />''IMD said, the reason behind the rain was a western disturbance. It said that over the next five days, light to moderate rainfall and snowfall are highly likely over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The rainfall activity will decrease thereafter.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">It also forecast that strong and chilly surface winds, at a speed of 30-40 kmph, are very likely over Punjab and Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi today.</span><br />

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