light rainfall and thundershowers were witnessed across the State but still the State is waiting for heavy rainfall. A few places witnessed good rainfall for brief periods.
Following same pattern day remained hot and humid and cloud cover appeared in the evening. Favourable conditions for good rains are observed as good moisture incursion from Bay of Bengal in central India is witnessed which will cause good rains around July 11- 13.
On Sunday the city received negligible rainfall. The day temperature was recorded at 37.3 degree celsius.
Met officials told that the day temperatures would remains high while the night temperatures would decrease and the pattern would be witnessed for next couple of days.
Gwalior recorded day temperature at 40 degree celsius while the night temperature was recorded at 25.7 degree celsius. Jabalpur recorded day temperature 36.4 degree celsius.
The rainfall in the next 8-10 days would decide the amount and possible deficit in the rainfall but the predictions of deficit in the rainfall could be ascertained. The predictions
There is no doubt that their will be deficit rainfall but the range of deficit could not be defined so early as the possibility of good rainfall in the remaining period of the monsoon compensating the deficit could not be overlooked.
However, farmers would be affected due to the delay in the monsoon as the sowing has been done by the farmers and the delay would play spoil sport and damaged seeding.
High temperatures were witnessed in the Northern region on Monday. Gwalior, Guna, Morena and Indore regions witnessed high temperatures. In the last 24 hours Mehar and Khirkiya received 5 cm of rainfall, Khaknaar received 6 cm of rainfall, Shujapur and Chincholi received 4 cm of rainfall, Astha, Harda, Burhanpur received 3 cm of rainfall.