Raj receives 79% excess rainfall this year; monsoon expected to revive from Aug 9
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Jaipur: Rajasthan has so far received 79% excess rainfall as compared to 2024. Most of the dams and reservoirs are brimming with water. However, the rainfall activity subsided on Sunday, and the Met office has forecast that in the coming days there will be a decrease in rainfall activity across the state.
The Met office said heavy rainfall activity is likely to revive from August 9 onwards. Mount Abu received 70 mm of rainfall, which was the highest in the state.
This week, heavy rainfall was recorded at several places in the state, and four spells of the monsoon were fruitful for the state so far. "The average rainfall in the state was 407.93 mm till Sunday compared to 274.30 mm of rainfall recorded till August 3, 2024. This is almost 79% higher rainfall compared to last year.
And still, there are four spells of monsoon rainfall left, and it appears that the state is likely to get double the rainfall compared to what was recorded last year," said an officer with the Jaipur Met office.
None of the districts in the state is in the category of deficit rainfall, as the majority of the districts have received excess rainfall. Meanwhile, two gates of Bisalpur Dam, including gate no 9 and gate no 10, remained open on Sunday, and 12,020 cusecs of water were released from the dam.
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On Sunday, there was a decrease in overall monsoon activity, as rainfall varying from 70 mm to 10 mm was only recorded. People in Jaipur witnessed a cloudy yet humid day, as no rainfall was recorded across the city throughout the day. A minimum temperature of 26.6 degrees Celsius was recorded in the city, followed by an afternoon with a maximum temperature of 33.4 degrees Celsius. Humidity of almost 92% was recorded in the city.
The Met office said that from the week starting Monday, no major rainfall activity is likely, as the majority of places will witness a decrease in monsoon activity.
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