Delhi Monsoon: National capital surpasses monthly normal rainfall

Delhi has witnessed a prolonged spell of good Monsoon rains during the last one week and till July 19, the city has recorded 233.7 mm of rain. And with still 11 more days to in the month, Delhi has already surpassed its monthly average rainfall of 187 mm.

In wake of this, Delhi is presently witnessing excess Monsoon rainfall by 2%.

According to Skymet Weather, these rains were on account of the oscillation of axis of Monsoon trough, which was running close to Delhi-NCR.

Further, intensity of rains has now reduced significantly over the city as the trough has now shifted closer to the foothills of Himalayas.

According to Skymet Weather, rains will now take a back seat for the next 48 hours. However, Monsoon rains will make a comeback over Delhi by July 21 and will continue for the next couple of days.

Besides this, the prolonged spell of rain has also led to a drop in both the maximum and minimum temperatures by 2-3 degrees. But the increased levels of humidity have led to high discomfort.

Let us have a look at the rainfall figures recorded in span of last seven days.

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Please note: Any information taken from here should be attributed to skymetweather.com