Chances of rain in Delhi in next 5 days, Monsoon withdrawal starts in other areas!

related to DelhiAccording to the data shared by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature was recorded at 34.7 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 24.6 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity at 5.30 pm was 73%.

The southwest monsoon started retreating from parts of southwest Rajasthan and Kutch in Gujarat on Tuesday, with at least eight states receiving deficient rains in the rice bowl states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Notably, this is the first time since 2016 that monsoon Started withdrawing in the third week of September. India Meteorological Department (IMD) tweeted, “Southwest Monsoon has returned today from Southwest Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Kutch, while normal date of return is 17th September from Southwest Rajasthan.”

The Met Office said the conditions for withdrawal of monsoon – five days of no rain, anti-cyclone and dry weather conditions in the region – were met. The withdrawal line of Southwest Monsoon passes through Khajuwala, Bikaner, Jodhpur and Naliya. According to the Met Office, India had received 7 per cent excess rainfall, but eight states – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi, Punjab, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur – recorded less rainfall.

The southwest monsoon season starts from 1 June and continues till 30 September. India received 878.5 mm of rainfall between June 1 and September 20, which was 7 per cent more than the normal rainfall of 822 mm for the period under review. In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, deficient rains have affected paddy sowing in the states. The area under paddy sown during Kharif season till September 16 was 18.90 lakh hectare less than the previous year.

(with inputs from PTI)

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