The State has been receiving good showers for the last 24 hours. In fact good showers have been observed in many cities of the State including the State capital, where 10 mm rain was received, Betul 8 mm, Gwalior 31 mm, Guna 11 mm, Rewa 10 mm, Seoni 12 mm and Khajuraho 5 mm during the last 24 hours.
The rainy spells and cloud cover over most parts of Madhya Pradesh have made the weather pleasant inducing a drop in the maximum temperature of the day.
As per the met office the cyclonic circulation that is brewing over Odisha is expected to move in a westerly direction by tomorrow and will give good spell of rain over South Chhattisgarh and adjoining East Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha. The system is expected to give good rains over East Madhya Pradesh and gradually it will cover the entire State.
In fact, heavy rains are likely over South east and adjoining south central parts of Madhya pradesh, and cities like Hoshangabad, Betul, Balaghat, Seoni and Chhindwara will receive moderate to heavy showers.
So far, West Madhya Pradesh is rain deficient by 85 per cent and East Madhya Pradesh by 47 per cent. Normally by June 15, Monsoon covers most parts of the state. Taking into account the intensity of rain, this year monsoon is expected to get delayed over the State by at least 4- 6 days.
June might end with deficient rain but rain will pick up pace considerably in the month of July and August and we expect above normal rain during this monsoon season over Madhya Pradesh.
Meanwhile, the maximum and minimum temperature of the main cities recorded in the state on Saturday was Bhopal 35.3 and 23.5, Guna 39 and 22.6, Gwalior 41.1 and 31.1, Hoshangabad 34.3 and 23.8, Indore 35.8 and 23, Khajuraho 37.8 and 27.8, Jabalpur 34.5 and 25.2 and Satna 35 and 29 degree Celsius.