India has received 28 per cent excess rainfall in the pre-monsoon season so far, with the central region gauging precipitation 268 per cent above normal, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
East and northeast India recorded 29 per cent rain deficit–141.5 mm against the normal of 199.9 mm — from 1 March to 3 May.
Northwest India, i.e. Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh,Normally, it logs 48 mm of rainfall during the entire pre-monsoon period.
The manual weather station at Palam has recorded 109.9 mm of rainfall against a normal of 33 mm.
The rainfall recorded at Lodhi Road (119.5 mm), Ridge (114.2 mm) and Ayanagar (113.4 mm) is at least 220 per cent above normal.
Delhi has been experiencing cloudy weather and sporadic rainfall for the last 15 days, which is rare during this time of the year. May has historically been the hottest month in Delhi, with a mean maximum temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius.
According to IMD data, the Safdarjung Observatory has recorded 45.7 mm of rainfall in May so far. On an average, the capital logs 19.7 mm of rainfall in the whole month.
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