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Monsoon fails to keep its date with Delhi

Staff Reporter

A few more spells of pre-monsoon showers likely

NEW DELHI: Having failed to keep its June 29 date with Delhi, the monsoon might now take another three to four days to arrive here in the Capital.

But the good news is that the monsoon this year would be normal, an indication of which was provided by the heavy pre-monsoon showers that lashed the city on Tuesday.

"The monsoon is likely to be delayed by three to four days. But chances are that the Capital might have a few more spells of pre-monsoon showers within the next 24 hours," said Meteorological Department Director R. D. Singh on Thursday, adding that the monsoon had already covered parts of western Uttar Pradesh and was moving steadily towards Delhi.

"If we go by statistics, the monsoon is likely to be normal this year. In June, Delhi receives around 12.4 cm of rainfall, while in July and August it is 22.5 cm each and September 14 cm. On Tuesday, Delhi received 7 cm of rainfall, which is a good sign," Mr. Singh elaborated.

The Met Director, however, said the amount of rainfall would also depend on how many low-pressure systems that build up over the Bay of Bengal reach Delhi.

These systems travel in the North-West direction and weaken as it advances forward. But sometimes they reach as far as Delhi, resulting in additional rainfall, he added.

Reacting to the "pleasant summer" this year, Mr. Singh said "with Western disturbances hovering over Indian latitudes in May and June, we had frequent rain and thundershowers in Northern India": "So, even if it rained in Himachal Pradesh or Jammu and Kashmir, it cooled the plains of North India. As a result, this year summer generally remained pleasant with the temperatures not shooting up much. It was only in the first week of May that temperature touched 45 degrees Celsius."

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