There seems no respite from rising mercury compounded by high humidity in Delhi for rest of the month. Just 10 days left for the Monsoon month of August to end and no big relief likely, on the contrary, distress level will only rise from now.
The western arm of the Monsoon trough continues to run closer to the foothills of the Himalayas but has weakened considerably. The eastern part of the trough passes through Bahraich, Gorakhpur, Bhagalpur, Balurghat and further eastwards to Manipur across Assam and Meghalaya.
Though the trough will pass through the same areas at least for next 48 hours, the western arm has weakened. Rain in the hilly states of North India was accentuated by a Western Disturbance in the last few days. But in the absence of any Western Disturbance at present, the hilly states of North India will observe only light rain due to localised activities, while the plains will remain mainly dry.
Consequently, there are no chances of rain in Delhi in the coming days and situation could now grow from bad to worse. The month of August observes 253.4 mm of rain on an average but Delhi has received only 120 mm of rain during the month so far.
On the 12th of August, Skymet Meteorology Division in India came up with a story saying discomfort level in Delhi rises in the absence of rain and the situation hasn’t altered since then.
Temperature in Delhi
The Safdarjung Observatory on Monday recorded 36.4oC as maximum while Palam was 4oC above normal at 37.8oC. The maximum humidity for the day was 80% while minimum was 50%. Winds were not strong enough to bring a soothing factor and Delhiites had to contend with sweaty conditions.
