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The Safdarjung weather observatory, which provides a marker for the city, recorded 7.2 mm of rainfall early on Monday, taking the total for the month to 86.7 mm, an excess of 209 per cent over the normal or long-period average of 30.7 mm for May, data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) shows.

Even for the pre-monsoon season as a whole, from March to May so far, the Safdarjung weather station has recorded excess rainfall this year, having seen 160 mm, which is 98.2 per cent over the normal of 61.8 mm for the season so far at the Safdarjung weather station. The IMD data shows that Delhi has recorded a ‘large excess’ rainfall for the season so far.

Of the nine districts in Delhi that the IMD considers, seven have recorded ‘large excess’ in rainfall – Central Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North Delhi, Northwest Delhi, South Delhi, and Southwest Delhi. While Northeast Delhi has recorded rainfall in the ‘normal’ category, West Delhi is an outlier this season, the only district in the city to have recorded a rainfall deficit this pre-monsoon season.

West Delhi has recorded 29.9 mm of rainfall, 45 per cent below the normal of 54.8 mm for the district. In contrast, Central Delhi has recorded 161.1 mm, the highest amount among the districts.

IMD marks a ‘large excess’ when rainfall is 60 per cent or more above the normal, while a deficit is marked when rainfall is 59 per cent to 20 per cent below the normal or the long-period average.

While the pre-monsoon season from March to May has seen rainfall in Delhi because of western disturbances that have affected northwest India, the IMD forecast for northwest India for June indicates that rains over the region are likely to be below normal. Maximum temperatures, kept in check by rains and cloudy skies for part of the summer, are likely to be above normal in June, according to the IMD forecast.

The Safdarjung weather observatory, which provides a marker for the city, recorded 7.2 mm of rainfall early on Monday, taking the total for the month to 86.7 mm, an excess of 209 per cent over the normal or long-period average of 30.7 mm for May, data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) shows.

Even for the pre-monsoon season as a whole, from March to May so far, the Safdarjung weather station has recorded excess rainfall this year, having seen 160 mm, which is 98.2 per cent over the normal of 61.8 mm for the season so far at the Safdarjung weather station. The IMD data shows that Delhi has recorded a ‘large excess’ rainfall for the season so far.

Of the nine districts in Delhi that the IMD considers, seven have recorded ‘large excess’ in rainfall – Central Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North Delhi, Northwest Delhi, South Delhi, and Southwest Delhi. While Northeast Delhi has recorded rainfall in the ‘normal’ category, West Delhi is an outlier this season, the only district in the city to have recorded a rainfall deficit this pre-monsoon season.

West Delhi has recorded 29.9 mm of rainfall, 45 per cent below the normal of 54.8 mm for the district. In contrast, Central Delhi has recorded 161.1 mm, the highest amount among the districts.

IMD marks a ‘large excess’ when rainfall is 60 per cent or more above the normal, while a deficit is marked when rainfall is 59 per cent to 20 per cent below the normal or the long-period average.

While the pre-monsoon season from March to May has seen rainfall in Delhi because of western disturbances that have affected northwest India, the IMD forecast for northwest India for June indicates that rains over the region are likely to be below normal. Maximum temperatures, kept in check by rains and cloudy skies for part of the summer, are likely to be above normal in June, according to the IMD forecast.