Monsoon has completely covered Jharkhand. It is raining intermittently in most of the districts including Ranchi. Since Sunday morning, it has rained heavily in the surrounding districts including the State Capital. It has been cloudy in Ranchi since Monday morning and it kept raining for a while.
Until June 18, people were in bad condition due to heat and heat wave. The Meteorological Department had said that between June 25 and June 27, the monsoon will cover the whole of Jharkhand and there will be good rains. This year the monsoon entered Jharkhand with a delay of a week.
Monsoon, which usually hits Jharkhand between June 12 and June 14, this time entered Jharkhand on June 19 via Santal Pargana. It rained in Sahibganj, Pakur, Godda, Dumka and Deoghar on the first day, but the surrounding districts including Ranchi received less rain. For the last two days, it has been raining well in Ranchi and nearby districts.
In the last 24 hours, light to moderate rainfall with thunder occurred at almost all places in Jharkhand. While heavy rains were also recorded at some places. Monsoon activity remained normal in the State. The maximum rainfall was recorded in Simdega at 122.6 mm. The highest temperature was 37.0°C in Daltonganj while the lowest minimum temperature of 20.4°C was recorded in Ranchi.