New Delhi:

Delhi received the highest rain for the month of May in 70 years between yesterday morning and this morning, the Met department said. The capital saw non-stop rain yesterday due to the impact of Cyclone Tauktae.

At 119.3 mm, this is the highest ever since 1951.

“A record 119.3 mm rain fell in Delhi between 8:30 am on Wednesday and 8:30 am on Thursday, which is a new record for May,” Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the weather office’s regional forecasting centre, was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.