Capital has witnessed good amount of rainfall in the initial week of monsoon this year. Taking into account the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) weekly report of rainfall, the amount of total rainfall is being considered “normal” by the MeT official.
While in 2015, the maximum rainfall in first week was recorded between 108 and 160 mm, this year it is 106.4 mm. As per the latest rainfall report for the period of June 2016 to July 9, 2016, the actual rainfall is 90.3 mm. “The percentage departure of rainfall this week was 15 per cent only,” said MeT official.
On Saturday, Delhiites woke up to a humid day with the minimum temperature settling at 27.8 degrees Celsius while humidity was recorded at 77 per cent. Rainfall on Saturday at Safdarjung observatory was 4.4 mm whereas in Palam it was 1.4 mm.
The weatherman has predicted light rain and thundershowers in some areas of Capital on Sunday morning. “The skies will be mainly cloudy. light rain and thundershowers are likely to occur in some parts of the city. The maximum temperature is likely to hover at 35 degrees Celsius,” the official said.
In the weekly report of IMD, maximum temperature will remain between 34 degrees Celsius and 37 degrees Celsius while minimum temperature will remain at 28 degrees Celsius. Sky will remain partially cloud and there is the possibility of adequate amount of rain in coming week.
“On July 10, temperatures may witness a drop leading to pleasant weather conditions. While inconsistent rain will continue over the Capital during weekends,” said IMD official. On Friday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 35 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature settled at 29.8 degrees Celsius.