The mercury, however, settled at the normal level. The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 34.7 and 26.5 degrees Celsius respectively, both normal for this time of the year, according to the MeT Department.
However, vehicular movement was affected across the city, including at ITO, Vikas Marg, South Extension, Khanpur, Mahipalpur, Hari Nagar, IIT crossing, Nehru Place, Yusuf Sarai Market and Munirka.
Traffic also crawled at various major intersections such as Laxmi Nagar, Kashmere Gate, Dwarka, Dhaula Kuan, Sarai Kale Khan, Moolchand, Karkarduma, Rajghat, Kalindi Kunj.
Heavy traffic and bottlenecks were also witnessed on road stretches from Punjabi Bagh flyover to Rajouri Garden flyover, Mandi House to W-Point, Baraf Khana, Minto Road, Leela Palace and on Meerabagh Outer Ring Road.
Meanwhile, Gurgaon saw waterlogging at a number of key intersections, including Hero Honda Chowk, Sohna Road, Manesar, Udyog Vihar, old Gurgaon Road and a few areas in New Gurgaon.
Here’s what the scene at the roads looked like earlier today:
Delhi: Traffic crawls as heavy rainfall lashes the city (Visuals from Moti Bagh) pic.twitter.com/xcsPpLqK4K
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Delhi:
— ANI (@ANI_news) 29 August 2016Traffic snarls in several parts of the city following heavy rainfall (Visuals from ITO) pic.twitter.com/VbfJ6fsGoo
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Gurugram (Haryana): Heavy rainfall causes traffic congestion in several parts of the city. pic.twitter.com/RVpmb87aXo
Heavy rainfall hits Gurugram, water-logging in Sadar Bazar area pic.twitter.com/2YwEzvFQg0
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Haryana: Heavy rainfall triggers water-logging in Gurugram area pic.twitter.com/2cgo8TehJa
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