Gurugram remained rain deficient in the second week of monsoon, July 11-17, considered to be the period when the country receives the maximum rainfall, shows the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
Between July 11 and 17, Gurugram received only 4.5mm rainfall against a normal of 54.7mm, leading to a ‘large deficit’ of 92%. In comparison, the rainfall deficit between July 1 and 10 in the district was 55%.
South-west monsoon arrived in northwest parts of the country, including the national capital region (NCR), parts of Haryana and Rajasthan among others, on July 5. However, rainfall activity became weak soon after as the position of the monsoon trough (a belt of low pressure extending over a large area) moved towards the Himalayan foothills and led to heavy rain there, weather experts said. The trough repositioned towards the NCR around July 14 and resulting in short, scattered, but intense spells of rain in Gurugram.
However, IMD scientists said the amount of rainfall witnessed so far has been much lower than normal.
