Weather Department IMD Declares Arrival of Monsoon in Delhi

Monsoon has arrived in Delhi after a long and severe summer in the city. In an official statement, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that the Southwest Monsoon has advanced into the entire Delhi region. The Northern Limit of Monsoon passes through specific geographical coordinates, encompassing various cities including Jaisalmer, Churu, Bhiwani, Delhi, Aligarh, Kanpur, Ghazipur, Gonda, Kheri, Moradabad, Dehradun, Una, Pathankot, and Jammu. The monsoon’s first rainfall in Delhi occurred in the early hours of Friday, leading to waterlogging and traffic jams in several parts of the national capital.

The Safdarjung weather station recorded 153.7 mm of rainfall, starting around 3 am. Comparing arrival dates, last year the monsoon began on June 26, in 2022 it occurred on June 30, and in 2021 it was on July 13. In 2020, the monsoon reached Delhi on June 25 according to available data. *(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.

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