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Top ten hottest places in India

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Orai in Uttar Pradesh was the hottest place in India on Sunday with a maximum of 44.2°C, followed by Churu and Sriganganagar in Rajasthan. Palam in the national capital Delhi is also featuring at fifth position in the list. Amritsar in Punjab also recorded 42.2°C and is placed as fourth hottest place.

Places State Maximum temperature on Sunday Forecast trend for next 24 hours
Orai Uttar Pradesh 44.2°C Drop
Churu Rajasthan 43.2°C

Rise
Sriganganagar Rajasthan 43°C Rise
Amritsar Punjab 42.2°C Rise
Palam Delhi 42.2°C Rise
Janjgir Chhattisgarh 42°C Drop
Bikaner Rajasthan 41.7°C Rise
Hisar Haryana 41.7°C Rise
Jamshedpur Jharkhand 41.4°C Drop
Gurgaon Haryana 41.4°C Rise

Skymet weather forecast indicates that day temperatures may fall in eastern parts of the country over places like Orai, Janjgir and Jamshedpur, while Churu, Sriganganagar, Amritsar and Bikaner in the northwest plains will witness a rise in maximums during the next 24 hours.

Monsoon at doorstep of East India as Kolkata receives good rain

The wait for Southwest Monsoon in Kolkata and Gangetic West Bengal is nearing an end as conditions look favorable for the onset of Monsoon anytime soon. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Mishti city Kolkata has been receiving continuous rain since the 12th of June and showers have been heavy in the last 24 hours.

On Sunday evening many places in Kolkata and adjoining areas observed good rain. Dum Dum station in Kolkata recorded 25 mm of rain, whereas Diamond Harbor and Canning, south of Kolkata, received 16 mm and 15 mm of rain respectively.

Other stations that observed good rain in West Bengal were: Alipore 39 mm, Badipada 23 mm, Haldia 20 mm, Midnapore 32 mm, Krishnanagar 26 mm, Malda 3 mm and Jalpaiguri 4 mm. Balasore and Keonjhar in Odisha also received 33 mm and 10 mm of rain respectively.

The official onset date of Monsoon in Kolkata is 10th of June however, the presence of an El Nino and the absence of a strong monsoon system in the Bay of Bengal are attributed to the delay in Monsoon over Kolkata and Gangetic West Bengal. However, Sub Himalayan West Bengal has been witnessing good pre-monsoon showers for the last few days and thus it is surplus by 60%.

A cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal was seen forming on Saturday, raising hopes of more rain over East and Northeast India as it could have given a boost to the monsoon surge, but sadly that did not happen. Currently this weather system is seen moving towards Myanmar. The only affect it had in terms of rain was over Andaman and Nicobar Islands where 105 mm of rain occurred at Port Blair in the last 24 hours. Long Island, another station in Car Nicobar received 93 mm of rain.

Seeing weather models at Skymet, it looks like Southwest Monsoon will cover entire West Bengal, Bihar and touch east Uttar Pradesh by the 21st of June.

“Till now Kolkata has had around 100 mm of rain as opposed to the normal average of 283.5 mm in the month of June.  Weather in Kolkata and Gangetic West Bengal will continue to be rainy this week, indicating that Monsoon is just round the corner,” says meteorologist Samar Chaudhury

 

Moist winds to keep temperatures in northwest India under control

After observing one of the hottest and driest spells last week, the northwest plains are heading for some humid days as moisture levels have increased and temperatures are expected to remain in the early forties.

According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, rain and thunderstorms have pulled down the day temperatures which are likely to remain in the same (early 40s) range for the next 2 to 3 days due to winds from the Arabian Sea.

According to Skymet, this weather in North India is expected to prevail as eastern parts of the country are heading for some change in the wind conditions as Monsoon is approaching. In the next two days winds would pre-dominantly become easterly unlike westerly and southwesterly till now. Chances of these winds reaching up to northwest plains would increase with the onset of Monsoon in East India.

So, with the setting in of easterly to southeasterly winds and Monsoon rain, day temperatures are expected to fall in east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand. Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Kolkata will observe drop in day temperatures during the next 48 hours.

Meanwhile, in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in Central India, day temperatures would sustain in spite of rain and thunderstorms. According to the latest weather update, moisture incursion is taking place due to southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea. Rise in temperatures amid increasing moisture levels would result in post noon or evening showers at most places here including Gwalior, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Satna and Raipur in the next two days.

Rainfall increases in South India but deficit still continues

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, rain in South India has picked up considerably in the last few days as the rain figures show a significant jump from light showers of below 20 mm to heavy rain of over 100 mm from the 11th till the 15th of June. But this increase in rain still hasn't been able to make up for the deficit in South India.

From the 1st to the 14th of June, the National Cumulative Average monsoon rain was deficient by a whopping 47%, whereas the percentage of rain deficit varied across different states of peninsular India, ranging between 30% to 60% on an average. On a whole South India is facing a rain deficit of about 24%.

While heavy showers in Kerala began to make up for less monsoon rains in the state, reducing the rain deficit from 40% to 20%, in Konkan and Goa, heavy monsoon rain in the second week of June, failed to cover up the 65% rain deficit.

Karnataka is also facing rain deficit across all regions. While north Karnataka faces a rain deficit of 32%, coastal Karnataka is facing 44% below normal rain  . South Karnataka however, has had good rain and therefore the rainfall figures hover around the normal average for the month of June. Here the deficit is only about 4%. Bangalore so far in June has received approximately 230 mm of rain, with over 70 mm of rain each on 6th and 7th June.

Andhra Pradesh has been the worst hit with very little rain so far. There hasn't been any rain along coastal Andhra Pradesh for some time, leading to a rain deficit of about 59%. Weathermen tell us that chances of rain over the region looks grim for the next 72 hours. Meanwhile, the Northern Limit of Monsoon, extended up to Bapatla in Rayalseema on Sunday, raising hopes of monsoon showers in the parched area. Here the rain deficit till now is 39%.

Monsoon rain from 11th to 15th June
Date Kozhikode Mangalore Honavar Panaji
11-June 95 mm 57 mm Nil 87 mm
12-June 97 mm 131 mm 87.4 mm 124 mm
13-June 90 mm 184 mm 128 mm 59 mm
14-June 74 mm 104 mm 135 mm 38 mm
15-June 15 mm 76 mm 61 mm 87 mm

This table shows the drastic increase in rainfall figures in some cities of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Goa from the 11th to 15th of June

 

 

Southwest Monsoon has been making a slow advancement after making a sluggish start this year. The onset of Monsoon phase should normally witness significant rain however, that did not happen. Tropical cyclone ‘Nanauk’ had been restricting the actual outburst of Monsoon in India. Now that the system has weakened it lost its hold over the monsoon current, allowing free flow of westerly winds favourable for the monsoon surge. In the next 10 days, rain will increase over the country but it may fail to cover up the deficit being faced by peninsular India.

Peak of Summer over in Delhi

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, peak of Summer in Delhi is over as temperatures are not likely to see any significant rise for the next two weeks, by which time Southwest Monsoon is expected (29th June) to arrive.

The reason behind this weather in Delhi is the rain that has been occurring in the national capital and its surrounding areas since last week. Due to moisture laden southwesterly winds blowing from the Arabian Sea and maximum temperature sustaining around 40°C chances of convection rises and the national capital receives rain. Weathermen at Skymet also say that winds coming from the west direction are less hot than those experienced last week when temperatures had risen to mid-forties and above. Delhi could again observe some rain in the next 24 hours.

Delhi recorded a maximum of 40.6°C on Sunday and is expected to remain in the early forties for the next two days. Meanwhile, minimum temperature in Delhi is again recording above normal at 30.6°C after rain on Thursday had pulled down the minimum to 22.7°C on Friday morning last week. With moisture in the atmosphere absorbing the heat and clouds hovering in the sky, morning hours are likely to remain humid and a little warm.

Mumbai to recieve heavy isolated rain on Monday; showers to continue for 72 hours

After occasional showers in many areas of Mumbai on Sunday, Skymet Meteorology Division in India has forecast heavy showers in isolated pockets of the city on Monday. According to the latest weather update, the Monsoon surge is strong over the Arabian Sea and continues to feed moisture to the entire west coast of peninsular India, including Mumbai. The next three days, till the 19th of June the city will observe intermittent rain.

Light to moderate showers occurred in Mumbai at Santa Cruz and Colaba on Sunday morning where 15 mm and 21 mm of rain was recorded respectively. Parts of Dadar witnessed drizzle around 3 pm which was then followed by another spell of light rain at around 8 pm. Similar pattern of rain was reported at night at Navi Mumbai, Charkop and Vikhroli.

“Many areas continued to receive intermittent rain the entire day and the skies remained cloudy and dull. Mumbai has been receiving rain but we are still waiting for some good Monsoon showers to get soaked in”, says Yogesh Patil, a resident of Dadar.

“Rain in Mumbai is likely to be heavy in isolated pockets today due to an influx of moisture laden winds from the Arabian Sea. We were observing the weather in the morning today and the radar was indicating some light showers at around 10:10 am”, says Samar Chaudhury. “However, it looks like rain could reduce in the next 72 hours as the monsoon surge may weaken a little”, he added further.

Cloudy weather in Mumbai accompanied by occasional thundershowers, since the last few days has led to a drop in the mercury by 2 to 4 degrees. The maximum temperature in the city which was seen recording around 37⁰C last week has now dropped to settle around 33⁰C. Wednesday, 11th June was the hottest day (38⁰C) of the month in Mumbai in a decade. As of now, the city of dreams could witness a further drop in the day temperatures in the next 24 hours. For Monday, the maximum temperature is expected to settle around 31⁰C, whereas on Sunday it recorded 33.7⁰C.

The average rainfall for Mumbai in June is a whopping 523 mm and whether the rain amounts in Mumbai will be anywhere close to these figures is yet to be seen.

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