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Monsoon is here breaking 108-year-old record

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Photo: V.V. Krishnan.

Tourists brave heavy downpour as monsoon arrives in Delhi on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: It’s official. The monsoon has hit the Capital and that too a fortnight ahead of its scheduled normal date of June 29, breaking a 108-year-old record.

Delhiites woke up to cloudy weather on Sunday morning and soon the skies opened up lashing the city with heavy rain. Sardarjung recorded 30.3 mm of rainfall between 8-30 a.m. and 5-30 p.m., while Palam received 23.8 mm of rain. The maximum temperature stood at 28.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum was 26 degrees.

According to the IMD, because of the early arrival of the monsoon, Monday will witness a generally cloudy sky with a few spells of rains or thunderstorm and one or two places will receive heavy rainfall. The IMD website said the advance of the monsoon has been smooth and rapid compared to last year. “Conditions are favourable for further advance of monsoon into remaining parts of the country during next two-three days,” it added.

Delhi has been experiencing unusual weather in the past more than one month with intermittent showers even in May when the temperature normally hovers above the 40 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature recorded in the Capital was 43 degrees on May 4.

On an average, Delhi receives 17.9 mm rainfall during May. This year, the city experienced above normal rainfall. The total rainfall recorded during May was 165 mm which is a record for the month.

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