The western parts of Rajasthan hardly see any Pre Monsoon rains. Cities of Jaisalmer, Barmer and Jodhpur are three cities where heat is the dominant factor instead of the rainfall activity. In fact, temperatures going above the 40 degrees Celsius over these parts of Rajasthan is quite a normal affair.
While other parts of North India see the peak of Pre Monsoon activity, there is hardly any rains in the western parts. In fact, the average rains for Barmer is at 4 mm in April, and 11.4 mm in May. Similar rain figures stand for Jaisalmer as well as the city of Jodhpur.
However, the last 24 hours have given good rains over Barmer. In a span of 24 hours from 8:30 am on Sunday, the city recorded 26 mm rains which is more than double the amount of its monthly rainfall. Traces of rains have also been seen in Jaisalmer and Jodhpur.
Due to these weather conditions, temperatures have dipped over the trio cities of Jaisalmer, Barmer and Jodhpur. Yesterday, the maximum in Jaisalmer settled at 39.4 degrees, Jodhpur 38.2 degrees and Barmer at 40.6 degrees Celsius.
Now also, temperatures are not likely to shoot up and heat wave conditions will stay away for a while after which some rains are expected to make an appearance once again on May 16 and 17.
This time, there have been quite a few good spells of rains wherein usually these areas see intense heat during this time. Moreover, West Rajasthan is at present in the excess category while other parts of the country are observing deficient rains.
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