June is over and Mumbai has hardly witnessed any rain. It is one of the driest Junes that the city has experienced in last ten years. According to the data available with Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the city has observed an abysmal 88 mm of rain in the entire month of June (till 29th) against the monthly average of 523 mm. The lowest amount of rain that the city has received in the month of June in the last one decade is 216 mm, observed in drought year of 2009.
This clearly indicates how weak Monsoon in Mumbai has been so far and the prospects of it improving in July and covering the deficit does not look any better. The number of rainy days in June in Mumbai is 16 while Mumbaikars have observed only 6 days of rain. The temperatures have also been impacted due to less Monsoon rain. The maximums in the city have frequently been recording around 34°C, 2-3 degrees above the normal average of 32°C. Day temperatures have also touched 38°C on occasions. Minimums that usually drop to settle in the lower twenties have been recording around 26°C.
Meanwhile, the start of July also does not look promising as there is not much rain expected during the first five days. With 800 mm of rain, July is the rainiest month for the city. There are about 23 rainy days during the month and maximums settle around 30°C. Minimums too settle in the lower twenties.
