North India today experienced heavy rains as south-west monsoon advanced into more parts of the region, including the national capital, that led to considerable drop in temperature.The monsoon, which hit parts of Rajasthan Sunday, further progressed to Delhi, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and the entire Punjab-Haryana region, which were all drenched by incessant rains, resulting in water-logging at several places.
Delhi
Meanwhile, after playing truant for a week, the monsoon finally reached the national capital, which has been receiving pre-monsoon showers in the past two days.The rain gauges in the capital measured 57.8 mm rainfall since last evening. The maximum stood at 32 deg C, four notches below normal, while the minimum was recorded at 25.5 deg C, three notches below normal. However, the high humidity, oscillating between 97 and 74 per cent, made life difficult for citizens.
Punjab & Haryana
In Punjab and Haryana, heavy rains lashed the region, causing mercury to fall sharply and disrupting normal life. However, the rains turned out to be a boon for farmers in the key agrarian states as they are crucial for kharif crops.Chandigarh received 117.8 mm of overnight rains while neighbouring town Ambala in Haryana recorded 174.1 mm rainfall followed Panchkula (122 mm), Kurukshetra (92 mm), Karnal (89.4 mm), Bhiwani (64 mm), Sonepat (40 mm) and Rohtak (26.3 mm). In Punjab, Mohali was the wettest at 110 mm rainfall followed by Ludhiana 66.6 mm, Ropar 66 mm, Patiala 46.8 mm and Jalandhar 30 mm.
Uttarakhand
Monsoon rains also lashed Uttarakhand, triggering landslides that blocked highways leading to Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag districts.Since this morning, state capital Dehradun received 72.8 mm rainfall while Roorkee, Champawat and Nainital were drenched by 74 mm, 48 mm and 33 mm rainfall respectively.The downpour brought down the temperature to 23 deg C, nearly nine notches below normal.
Himachal Pradesh
The seasonal rain phenomenon also hit Himachal Pradesh as heavy rains disrupted normal life. Landslides triggered by the downpour disrupted traffic along the state highway in Sirmaur district. The vital Paonta-Shallai-Ronahut route was blocked due to hill slips at many places and number of trucks shipping vegetables were stranded.Nahan was wettest in the region with 110 mm of rains followed by Kandaghat 100 mm, Rajgarh 95 mm, Dharampur 90 mm, state capital Shimla 82 mm, Kasauli 75 mm and Pachhad 73 mm rainfall.
Rajasthan
Heavy rains continued to lash many parts of Rajasthan as Dabok recorded 65 mm of overnight rains followed by Ajmer, Bharatpur, Sriganganagar, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Churu and Kota at 49.4 mm, 48 mm, 34.5 mm, 19.2 mm, 19 mm, 16.8 mm and 10.8 mm rainfall respectively.
Delhi
Meanwhile, after playing truant for a week, the monsoon finally reached the national capital, which has been receiving pre-monsoon showers in the past two days.The rain gauges in the capital measured 57.8 mm rainfall since last evening. The maximum stood at 32 deg C, four notches below normal, while the minimum was recorded at 25.5 deg C, three notches below normal. However, the high humidity, oscillating between 97 and 74 per cent, made life difficult for citizens.
Punjab & Haryana
In Punjab and Haryana, heavy rains lashed the region, causing mercury to fall sharply and disrupting normal life. However, the rains turned out to be a boon for farmers in the key agrarian states as they are crucial for kharif crops.Chandigarh received 117.8 mm of overnight rains while neighbouring town Ambala in Haryana recorded 174.1 mm rainfall followed Panchkula (122 mm), Kurukshetra (92 mm), Karnal (89.4 mm), Bhiwani (64 mm), Sonepat (40 mm) and Rohtak (26.3 mm). In Punjab, Mohali was the wettest at 110 mm rainfall followed by Ludhiana 66.6 mm, Ropar 66 mm, Patiala 46.8 mm and Jalandhar 30 mm.
Uttarakhand
Monsoon rains also lashed Uttarakhand, triggering landslides that blocked highways leading to Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag districts.Since this morning, state capital Dehradun received 72.8 mm rainfall while Roorkee, Champawat and Nainital were drenched by 74 mm, 48 mm and 33 mm rainfall respectively.The downpour brought down the temperature to 23 deg C, nearly nine notches below normal.
Himachal Pradesh
The seasonal rain phenomenon also hit Himachal Pradesh as heavy rains disrupted normal life. Landslides triggered by the downpour disrupted traffic along the state highway in Sirmaur district. The vital Paonta-Shallai-Ronahut route was blocked due to hill slips at many places and number of trucks shipping vegetables were stranded.Nahan was wettest in the region with 110 mm of rains followed by Kandaghat 100 mm, Rajgarh 95 mm, Dharampur 90 mm, state capital Shimla 82 mm, Kasauli 75 mm and Pachhad 73 mm rainfall.
Rajasthan
Heavy rains continued to lash many parts of Rajasthan as Dabok recorded 65 mm of overnight rains followed by Ajmer, Bharatpur, Sriganganagar, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Churu and Kota at 49.4 mm, 48 mm, 34.5 mm, 19.2 mm, 19 mm, 16.8 mm and 10.8 mm rainfall respectively.
