New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Delhi recorded 41.2 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours until 8:30 am on Saturday, marking the highest single-day December rainfall in 101 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD noted that the capital's highest-ever single-day December rainfall was recorded on December 3, 1923, at 75.7 mm.

The recent rainfall also made December 2024 the fifth-highest December in terms of monthly rainfall since records began in 1901, the IMD added.

Meanwhile, the continuous rainfall improved Delhi's air quality. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded at 179 at 7 am today.

An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 satisf...