Delhi Might Have Seen Last Rainfall Of This Monsoon Season: Met Office
Delhi is not likely to get extra monsoon rain this season: IMD (representational symbol)
New Delhi:
The town would possibly have already observed the final rainfall of the monsoon season and any precipitation is not likely now, the Met division mentioned on Thursday. Within the absence of rain, the mercury is prone to upward push by means of a couple of notches over the following couple of days, it mentioned. The capital has recorded simplest 3 wet days this September, the bottom since 2016, when it witnessed simply two wet days.
The final time the Safdarjung Observatory, which supplies consultant knowledge for town, recorded any rainfall was once on September eight, Kuldeep Srivastava, the top of the India Meteorological Division’s regional forecasting centre mentioned.
The monsoon is prone to get started taking flight from Rajasthan on September 26. Thereafter, it is going to recede from Delhi, Haryana, west Uttar Pradesh concurrently by means of September final week, Mr Srivastava mentioned. Warmth and humidity will proceed to hassle the citizens of the nationwide capital.
On Wednesday, the utmost temperature settled at 36.five levels Celsius, 3 notches above standard. The nationwide capital has recorded 81 according to cent much less rainfall in September thus far, consistent with the IMD knowledge. The Safdarjung Observatory, which supplies consultant knowledge for town, has recorded 21 mm rainfall towards the standard of 109 mm this month thus far. Delhi recorded 237 mm rainfall in August this 12 months, the absolute best for the month in seven years.
Total, town has recorded 576 mm rainfall towards the standard of 633 mm since June 1, when the monsoon season began — a deficiency of 9 according to cent.
