Delhi is certainly feeling the heat as maximum temperatures have risen from 37⁰C on Sunday to 40⁰C on Tuesday, due to lack of Monsoon rain. Minimums too are settling in the higher twenties. Humidity has peaked making the weather very sticky and uncomfortable.
Though we are in the thick of Monsoon, the absence of seasonal easterlies is reflecting in the form of hot and dry weather in Delhi. Easterlies are humid winds and have oceanic origin. They play a vital role in keeping the temperatures low and giving rain in Delhi and its adjoining areas.
The weather system which brought good rain over East India including almost entire Uttar Pradesh, had brought a spark of hope among Delhiites, but the system weakened and failed to make an impact on the capital.
On an average, Delhi receives 214 mm of rain in the month of July and in the first two weeks there has only been 12.3 mm or rain, which shows the dismal state of Monsoon in Delhi. Meanwhile, there does not seem any hope of rain in Delhi for at least another 3-4 days.
