JOIN USRain on Thursday continued to lash large swathes of north India, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
In the national capital, the Ridge area received 22.4-mm of rainfall, while the rest experienced dry weather. According to the MeT officials, Delhi is witnessing an “unusual rainfall pattern” this year, with some parts receiving rain while the rest remaining completely dry.
Overcast conditions, however, prevailed throughout the day, pushing the humidity level, which oscillated between 59 and 83 per cent, causing discomfort. Light to moderate rain or thundershowers occurred at a few places in eastern Uttar Pradesh and at isolated places in the state’s western region.
A few rivers in the state, including Ghaggar, were flowing above or near the danger mark.
In Rajasthan, a few places were lashed by rains with Chittorgarh recording the maximum rainfall of 16.5-mm, followed by Dabok 2.7-mm.
Bikaner and a few other places also received drizzle till Thursday evening, Jaipur MeT officials said. According to the officials, light to moderate rainfall occurred at many places in Udaipur and Jodhpur divisions and at a few places at other divisions, whereas isolated areas in Jodhpur recorded heavy rains.
Rains lashed several parts of Punjab and Haryana while the mercury hovered above normal levels in both states. In Punjab, Amritsar received rainfall of 55 mm, while the maximum temperature was 36.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal, according to a Chandigarh MeT department report.
In Haryana, Ambala, Hisar and Narnaul received rainfall of 4 mm, 12 mm and 21 mm and their maximum temperatures were 34.2, 34.5 and 33 degrees Celsius, respectively.
Meanwhile, isolated rains occurred at some places in Himachal Pradesh as monsoon remained weak and rain deficit during the current season from June 1 to July 31 mounted to 35 per cent.
The state received 266.6-mm of rains against normal rainfall of 410.4-mm (- 35 per cent) and the deficit ranged between minus 20 and minus 83 per cent in eight out of 12 districts in the state.