As the western arm of the Monsoon trough is moving northwards, it will rain over North India including Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh. Scattered rain is likely across the region for next 2 to 3 days.
Meanwhile,the Southwest Monsoon remained active over Uttrakhand, Gujarat and east Rajasthan. Rainfall figures in a span of 24 hours from 8.30 am on Saturday:-
In Gujarat, Bhuj recorded 54.2 mm of rain, Ahmedabad 81.3 mm, Bhavnagar 20.2 mm, Idar 17 mm, Okha 58 mm.
East Rajasthan also received good showers with Kota recording 107 mm, Churu 11 mm, Sawai Madhopur 50 mm.
The cumulative national rain deficit in Northwest India now stands at 38%. Monsoon in India this year has been extremely weak in terms of both intensity and coverage, particularly in northwestern parts of India.
The month of June was very gloomy for the entire country as the cumulative rain deficit mounted to 43% and Northwest made a major contribution to this deficiency. According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the cumulative deficit at the end of July is estimated to be around 20%. The analogue analysis of the past data between 1877 and 2013 reveals that there were only 2 years (1877 and 2002) when there was a deficit of 30%. Both these years were El Nino years, experiencing severe drought.