By IANS
New Delhi : While residents in the capital might be still waiting for more monsoon rain but India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday said the southwest monsoon has already withdrawn from Delhi.
“Yes, the southwest monsoon withdrew from Delhi on Oct 2,” IMD director S.C. Bhan told IANS.
As per IMD data, Delhi received less than the average rainfall in 2007.
While the city gets over 645 mm of rainfall every year, it rained 613.9 mm between June 1 and September 30.
However, officials said the rainfall was normal.
“The rainfall was almost normal during the monsoon season this year, though it was just five percent less than average,” Bhan added.
The amount of rain could have measured much less than 613.9 mm, had there been no heavy downpour on Aug 1 and Aug 2. Trains came to a halt and buses were stranded as roads got blocked due to the heavy rainfall (184 mm) on the first two days of August in the capital.
Weathermen said the city would experience pleasant weather for sometime, before winter sets in.
“Enjoy pleasant atmosphere for sometime now. There might be some mist in coming days but winter is yet to set in,” said another IMD official.
On Thursday, Delhi experienced a maximum temperature of 37.3 degrees Celsius (3 degrees above normal) and a minimum of 19.5 degrees Celsius (2 degrees below normal).
“We are not expecting any rain in the near future. While the maximum temperature will hover around 38 degrees and a minimum around 20 degrees Celsius,” the official added.