Monsoon arrives in Delhi
By IANSMonday, July 5, 2010
NEW DELHI - The long-awaited monsoon reached the capital Monday after a six-day delay with the met office predicting that the rainfall this season “will be good”.
“The monsoon reached the city today (Monday). Even though the city missed its usual monsoon date June 29, the rainfall for this season will be good,” B.P. Yadav, director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), told IANS.
The city recorded 57.8 mm of rainfall till 8:30 a.m. Monday with 97 percent humidity.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 25.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the average. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 33 degrees Celsius, another IMD official said.
Last year, the monsoon arrived in the capital June 30.
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