New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday (June 28, 2022) that Delhi is likely to receive its first monsoon rains on June 30 or July 1. The Meteorological Department has also issued an alert of severe rain for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar. West Bengal and other states for the coming days. IMD Senior Scientist RK Jenamani said, “We expect conditions to remain favorable for further advance of Monsoon into remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi in the next 48 hours. ” news agency PTI.
Pre-Monsoon convection may bring light rain and respite from the heat in the national capital on Wednesday evening. He said that the IMD has issued an orange alert on June 30, warning of moderate rain in the city. By July 1, the maximum temperature will drop to 33-34 degree Celsius.
Monsoon usually arrives in Delhi on 27th June
The southwest monsoon usually arrives in the national capital on June 27. Last year, the IMD had predicted that the monsoon would reach Delhi about two weeks before its normal date, June 27. However, it reached the capital only on 13 July, making it the most delayed in 19 years.
According to IMD data, in the last 62 years, monsoon covered Delhi 29 times in June and 33 times in July. The IMD had extended the date of arrival of monsoon in Delhi in 2020 from June 29 to June 27.
Meteorologists have said that Delhi is expected to receive good rains in the first 10 days of monsoon.
Delhi has received only 72.5 mm of rain since March 1 this year, while the normal 111.9 mm of rain has been received due to the lack of a western disturbance. The city recorded no rain in March and saw a modest 0.3 mm of rainfall in April against the monthly average of 12.2 mm.
According to IMD data, the capital has recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius and above in 27 days so far this summer, the highest since 2012. In 2012, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 42 °C or more for 30 days.
Heavy rain warning issued in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
According to the IMD, there is a possibility of heavy rain in West Rajasthan and Punjab on July 1, 30 in Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi on July 1 and Uttarakhand on July 1 and July 2. On June 29, there is a possibility of heavy rain in Uttar Pradesh as well. and on 1 July and Himachal Pradesh on 1 July and 2 July.
Isolated very heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Uttarakhand on 30th June and very heavy to very heavy falls over Himachal Pradesh on 29th June & 29th June, Uttarakhand on 29th June, Western Uttar Pradesh on 30th June, East between 29th June to June There is a possibility of rain in Uttar Pradesh. 30. Extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places may occur over East Rajasthan on 30th June and 1st July.
Heavy rain likely in Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha
The IMD has also said that Madhya Pradesh is very likely to receive widespread to widespread rainfall with thunderstorms/lightning and isolated heavy rainfall from June 28 to June 30 over Chhattisgarh on June 29. There is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Madhya Pradesh as well. 30 June to 2 July. During the next five days, scattered to widespread rain and thundershowers are very likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal.