dToday, the rains started around 5am and the rain guages measured 72mm of showers in Narela weather station, 52mm in Peetampura, 25mm in PUSA area, 8mm in Najafgarh, 2.4mm in Safdurjung and 2mm in Delhi University.
Delhi today had its date with south-west monsoon, three days ahead of its normal onset in the city bringing cheers to citizens reeling under severe hot and humid conditions.
"The south-west monsoon has hit the capital three days ahead of its normal arrival," BP Yadav, director of MeT department, told PTI.
Today, the rains started around 5am and the rain guages measured 72mm of showers in Narela weather station, 52mm in Peetampura, 25mm in PUSA area, 8mm in Najafgarh, 2.4mm in Safdurjung and 2mm in Delhi University.
The measurement of rain in Palam weather station was 1.7mm while the same was 1.4mm in Lodhi colony station, one mm in each in Akshardhan and Yamuna Sports Complex stations.
The showers brought down the minimum temperature to 25.9 degree Celsius, two degrees below normal and down from yesterday's 30 degrees.
Last year, the monsoon had a late arrival in the capital. The seasonal rains started only on July 5 last year after a delay of a week.
The earliest onset of monsoon over Delhi during the past 30 years was on June 15, 2008 and while the most delayed onset was on July 26, 1987.
In 2010, Delhi had recorded 772.3mm of rains compared to normal rains of 645.7mm. However, in 2009 the city received deficient rains.
The official said north-west India, which includes Delhi, is likely to get around 97 per cent of the average rains.
In the National Capital Region, the heaviest rainfall was received in Hindon which recorded 52mm of rains, followed by 38mm in Meerut, 37mm in Indrapuram, Rohtak 33mm, Sonepat 20mm, Mungespur 15mm, Noida 13mm, Gurgaon 10mm and Jhajjar 8mm.
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