According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the low pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Jharkhand region brought good rain in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal in the last 24 hours. Though Mumbai topped the charts on Wednesday, rainfall has reduced considerably during the last 24 hours.
Here’s a look at our list of top ten rainiest cities in India on Thursday:
| Cities | State | Rainfall (in millimetres) |
| Muzaffarpur | Bihar | 99 |
| Dahanu | Maharashtra | 93 |
| Bokaro | Jharkhand | 87 |
| Bhagalpur | Bihar | 75 |
| Ranchi | Jharkhand | 63 |
| Asansol | West Bengal | 61 |
| Mumbai | Maharashtra | 59 |
| Bankura | West Bengal | 50.1 |
| Midnapore | West Bengal | 44.2 |
| Kolkata | West Bengal | 42.3 |
After the Monsoon foreshadow released in April, Skymet is out with its update of long range forecast for Southwest Monsoon 2014. Skymet has revived rainfall for the country as a whole at 91% of the Long Period Average (LPA) with an error margin of ± 4% (LPA = 89 cm for the four-month period from June to September).
The rainfall figure of 91% for the country as a whole is worrisome as the inbuilt error of -4% increases the chance of drought in the country to 60%.
The regional distribution is even more alarming, with 80% chances of drought in Northwest India, 75% in Central India and 50% over South India. East and North East India will have the least fluctuation with normal rainfall through the JAS (July, August and September) period.
Majority of subdivisions of North West India (Gujarat, Saurashtra, Kutch, Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana), West central India (East MP, West MP, Marathwada, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra, North Interior Karnataka, Chhattisgarh Telangana) and South India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rayalaseema) will observe weak rain during the whole season. Some places may also witness moderate to severe drought conditions.
Notably, the cumulative deficit may narrow down to some extent in July, August and September if there is good rain in East India and Northeast India, which is likely to be the case. However, the regional deficit will still remain large and chances of drought will be high.
Meanwhile, the monthly rainfall over the country as a whole is now likely to be 93% of its LPA during July, a marginal shift from 94% earlier. And for August and September the rainfall remains at 98% of the LPA. Compared to other months, August will receive maximum amount of rain.
June has already been very gloomy for the country in terms of Monsoon rain as the cumulative deficit for the month stands at 43%. However, July has started off on a decent note with rain being observed in some areas particularly Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and West Bengal. The NLM has also progressed to cover Veraval, Surat, Nasik, Wasim, Damoh, Lucknow, Aligarh and Bikaner.
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According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Mumbai topped the charts by being the rainiest city in India on Wednesday, however rainfall will come down considerably during the next 24 hours. Other than Mumbai, heavy rain continued in West Bengal as the circulation persists here.
Here’s a look at our our list of top ten rainiest cities in India on Wednesday:
| Cities | State | Rainfall (in millimetres) |
| Mumbai | Maharashtra | 120 |
| Midnapore | West Bengal | 99 |
| Burdwan | West Bengal | 84 |
| Alibag | Maharashtra | 70 |
| Malda | West Bengal | 69.3 |
| Gaya | Bihar | 68 |
| Contai | West Bengal | 62 |
| Sriniketan | West Bengal | 43 |
| Dahanu | Maharashtra | 40 |
| Cherrapunji | Meghalaya | 40 |
Weather in Gujarat has never been so dry in the Monsoon season. Light rain in the last 24 hours in some cities of Gujarat did little to bring relief from the sultry weather. And Ahmedabad in particular has been extremely unlucky, as the city has not observed any rain since mid-May.
On Wednesday night, light rain was observed in Surat, Amreli, Dwarka, Porbandar and Baroda but the rain belt failed to reach Ahmedabad. Weather records of Ahmedabad are alarming, with only 1 mm of rain (18th June) in over a month.
While the eastern arm of the monsoon line or the NLM (Northern Limit of Monsoon) advanced into Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the western arm has been stagnant for over fifteen days. The NLM had reached Surat and Veraval on the 16th June, which led to good spell of rain over many cities in Saurashtra and south Gujarat. The weather went dry thereafter.
In the next 24 hours, light isolated rain may occur in cities like Surat and Baroda but Ahmedabad may still have to wait for a week or more to experience any rain.
“Chances of rain look dismal for atleast next four to five days as there isn't any strong system affecting north Gujarat. Temperatures will be significantly above normal in the region”, said AVM (Retd) G.P Sharma.
Currently, the maximum temperature in Ahmedabad is seen recording four notches above the normal average, at 39.4⁰C. Nights too are very warm and uncomfortable with minimum hovering around 28⁰C. Meanwhile, the weather is expected to remain partly cloudy but there are no chances of rain.
Monsoon in the month of June has been the driest in the last ten years. In 2009, the long period average rainfall in June was 85 mm against the normal of 170 mm. However, this year, it has been only 81 mm, which has raised the cumulative rain deficit to 43% (till 1st July).
Weather alert for Delhi-NCR issued at 16.04 hrs
Intermittent showers to continue in Delhi-NCR for next 24 hours
Weather alert for Uttar Pradesh issued at 14.55 hrs
Light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely at some places in Agra, Aligarh, Bulandshahr, Etah, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Hathras and Mathura districts of Uttar Pradesh with strong winds ranging between 50 kmph and 70 kmph during the next 2 to 6 hours.
Weather alert for Punjab issued at 14.50 hrs
In the next 2 to 4 hours, light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely in Barnala, Bathinda, Firozpur, Mansa, Moga and Muktsar districts with strong winds ranging between 40 kmph and 60 kmph.
Weather alert for Haryana issued at 14.40 hrs
Light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely at some places in Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Mahendragarh, Mewat, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak and Sonipat districts with strong winds ranging between 50 kmph and 70 kmph during the next 1 to 2 hours.
