If Kerala will witness monsoon by June 1, Jharkhand likely to get the monsoon showers June 10. The Indian Meteorological Department’s regional centre at Ranchi claims like always the rainy season will enter from Dumka district where it is scheduled on June 10. By June 12, it will reach Ranchi and cover the other districts by June 16.
“We hope monsoon will hit the state from June 10 to 15. It may arrive four days before or after the tentative dates. Dumka is basically the actual line of entry for the monsoon. As of now, the frequent short-term rains are merely due to the formation of convective clouds and nor’wester winds. The life span of the local clouds is valid for two to three hours. It does not play an effective role in reducing the temperature,” said Ranchi Meteorological Centre Forecasting Officer Upendra Srivastava.
Notably, there was a sudden change in the climate on May 27 resulting into heavy storm and rains that resulted in water stagnancy in lower areas of the city like Chutia and some wards of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). “Prior to the rains on Wednesday the maximum recorded temperature was 40.6 degrees Celsius. The next day it was 38.1 degrees Celsius and on Friday it was 39.4 degrees Celsius in the morning and 41.4 degrees Celsius in the evening. It clearly shows that the recent rains have failed to influence the scorching heat,” Srivastava added.
The IMD office considers the months of March to May as pre-monsoon period. Referring the period, Chief Scientist Ramesh Kumar at Department of Agricultural Physics and Meteorology, Birsa Agricultural University (BAU) said the pre-monsoon showers have proved beneficial for the vegetables. “Vegetables are grown in the sufficient water supply areas. The pre-monsoon showers have provided better irrigation facilities to the vegetables,” mentioned the Chief Scientist.
Kumar further said that last year, the monsoon will reach here between June 20 to 25 and the predictions made by IMD indicate normal rainfall. As far as the rainfall is concerned, BAU experts believe that it will be comparatively less than previous years. “We are expecting less rainfall this year,” confirmed the agricultural university’s Assistant Professor Pragya Kumari in the Department of Agricultural Physics and Meteorology. Among the 24 districts, Palamau has been facing the maximum heat till date as per IMD. On Friday the maximum temperature in the district was around 46. 8 degrees Celsius and 28.9 degrees Celsius was the minimum temperature.