After experiencing an unusually dry monsoon, Delhi has finally started to witness heavy rainfall this week. The national capital received nearly 30 mm rain on Monday and 22 mm on Tuesday. Forecasts suggest that the rains will continue across the Delhi-NCR till Friday.
The Weather Channel’s met team attributed the intensified monsoon rainfall over the national capital region to a cyclonic circulation located over Punjab. The instability triggered thundery activities across northern plains along with heavy spells of rains.
The rains have brought down the maximum temperatures to 33°C— around 2°C below normal. While the minimum temperature on Monday morning was at around 30°C, it dropped to 24°C on Tuesday morning. The minimum temperature on Wednesday morning was 24.2°C. Forecasts suggest that the rains will continue over Delhi at least till Friday keeping the temperatures within the range of 24 to 33°C.
As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), rains and thundershowers occurred at most places across Delhi on Tuesday. While the maximum rainfalls were observed in Punjab and Haryana, other parts of northwest India also witnessed widespread rain. Gurugram also witnessed few spells of heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday, and the light showers are likely to continue in the city till next week.
The decadal average July rainfall for Delhi stands at around 200 mm. However, the July rains remain highly unpredictable for Delhi varying from 100 mm 350 mm. From June 1 to July 16 Delhi has received only 22 mm rainfall as against the normal of 168 mm marking a substantial deficit of 87%. The late onset of monsoon has been the primary cause for the deficit this year. While Delhi typically starts to receive monsoon rainfall by June 25, this year the monsoon arrived on July 5. The IMD records show that this June has been the driest in this decade.
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