Five days later than its normal onset date of June 27, the southwest monsoon reached Delhi on Thursday, bringing widespread rain in several parts of the city.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the last time the monsoon reached Delhi on July 2 was in 2016 and 2017. Last year, it arrived on June 29.
Light to moderate rain lashed several parts of Delhi and NCR early in the morning. The IMD issued a yellow alert for the day, forecasting generally cloudy skies, intermittent spells of moderate rain and strong surface winds.
The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi’s primary weather station, recorded 4.6 mm of rainfall till Thursday morning. It also recorded a maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, 4.4 degrees below normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 22.8 degrees Celsius, 5.1 degrees below normal.
While Ayanagar received 5 mm of rainfall, Lodhi Road recorded 4.1 mm, Mayur Vihar 3.5 mm, Ridge 3 mm, Raj Ghat 2.2 mm and Palam 1.9 mm.
The department has issued a yellow alert for Friday, with
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