The cyclonic circulation over Punjab and neighboring areas persists. The low pressure area over West Madhya Pradesh has further weakened and merged with the Monsoon trough. It is now lying as a cyclonic circulation over Chhattisgarh and adjoining Madhya Pradesh region.
The axis of Monsoon trough is passing through Firozpur, Delhi, Varanasi, Gaya and Krishnanagar. Thus, Monsoon rains will increase over the plains of North India including Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Haryana, North Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh and North Madhya Pradesh. This axis of the trough will move further northwards, closer to the foothills of the Himalayas after 24 hours.
Monsoon in North India
The Monsoon period starts from June 1, but reaches North India by the last week of June. This year Monsoon covered entire North India much before time. In fact, good pre-Monsoon rains were observed in North India from the beginning of June itself. By the end of the month, Northwest India was surplus by 31%. The first week of July saw good showers over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi-NCR, East Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh. Thereafter, Monsoon rains took a backseat and most of the places went dry. Most of the places then ended up with deficient rainfall, baring East Rajasthan.
At present, Northwest India is the only subdivision to witness surplus rainfall to the tune of 4%. Click here to read more about sub-divisional rainfall across India.
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