The plains of North India did not receive widespread rain this month, barring the last spell of rain on February 19 and 20. Though the foothills have received good amounts of rain till date, most parts of the plains recorded minimal rain. The Safdarjung Observatory in Delhi recorded just 2 mm of rain in February.
The active Western Disturbance brought a prolonged wet spell in the hills, but its effect lasted for just 24 hours in the plains.
As predicted earlier by Skymet, weather activity trickled down from the hills to the foothills and then to the plains with a lag of two days. The rain belt covered Punjab, Haryana and Delhi by Tuesday morning.
Rain in North India
In last 24 hours, Amritsar received 24 mm of rain, Patiala 5.4 mm, Ludhiana 5.2 mm and Chandigarh 7.1 mm. In Haryana, Ambala received 11.8 mm, Karnal 3 mm, Kurukshetra 1 mm. Delhiites were left with just traces of rain.
Temperatures in Delhi and North India
Weather has almost cleared up in the plains but in wake of the system, temperatures will take a dip in the entire region. For the last one week, Delhiites have been sweltering under very warm conditions. Maximums in the city have consistently been recording 3-5 degrees above the monthly average.
On Wednesday morning, minimum in Delhi was 7 degrees above normal at 19°C. With clear sky and tendency of reversal of winds from warm and moist southeasterlies to cool northwesterlies, minimums will drop by 3-5 degrees. Maximum temperatures will also drop marginally but will still remain above normal. This spell of rain will leave a nip in the air for a short duration as another Western Disturbance will start affecting weather from February 27 onward.