INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: With 13 rainy days recorded at Safdarjung so far, Delhi as a whole has received 98% excess rainfall in June, putting the capital
against the normal of 51.7mm till Tuesday.On the first day of monsoon, most parts of the capital saw moderate rain, with 48.3mm recorded at
There was mostly light rain on Monday and only one station registered moderate showers on Tuesday
Though the normal onset date of monsoon for Delhi is June 27, the monsoon arrived two days early this year.Central Delhi has so far been the
wettest district, having received 226.1mm of rain between June 1 and June 27 as against a normal of 63mm
respectively.In sharp contrast to the rest of the city, north-east Delhi has been the driest district, having received just 24.6mm of
rainfall during this period as compared with a normal mark of 63mm, a deficit of 61%
category at 32%, 45% and 30%, respectively, above normal
