The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted “normal to above normal” rainfall over some parts of north and central India and most parts of the south peninsula. IMD predicts rainfall in south India on July. The IMD also said “normal to below normal” rainfall is most likely over most parts of east and northeast India, areas adjacent to east-central India, and some portions of west south peninsular India.
Monthly rainfall for July 2022 over the country is most likely to be normal, i.e., between 94 and 106% of the Long Period Average (LPA). Despite tremendous disparities in the rainfall received region-wise, excess in the northeast and dry in the northwest, India, as a whole, registered “normal” rainfall in the month of June.
The IMD forecast for temperatures in July said, “Normal to above normal” maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of the country, except for some parts of the Himalayan foothills and peninsular India, where “below normal” maximum temperatures are likely.
“Normal to above normal minimum temperatures are likely over most parts of the country except over parts of west, northeast, and peninsular India where ‘below normal’ minimum temperatures are likely.” Within a day of monsoon’s arrival, the Capital received over half the amount of rainfall that it normally does over the entire month of July, data released by the India Meteorological Department showed on Friday.
The arrival of monsoon was declared on Thursday, when it began raining early in the morning. From 8.30am on Thursday to 8.30am on Friday the period between the two morning hours is how IMD classifies its 24-hour period the city recorded 117.2mm. Normally, Delhi records 210.6mm of rain in July.
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Throughout Friday, there was significantly less rainfall, and the maximum temperature at the Safdarjung weather station (considered representative of Delhi’s) settled at 31.9°C, 2.5 degrees more than Thursday. In contrast, June ended with just 24.5mm of rainfall for the Capital, against a normal of 65.5mm.
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