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Commuters caught in the rain in Ranchi on Thursday. Picture by Hardeep Singh
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Jamshedpur, July 5: The monsoon revived in Jharkhand from last evening with the Patna Meteorological Office today issuing a heavy rainfall alert for isolated places around the state in next 48 hours.
“Rainfall over Jharkhand would be fairly widespread and moderate in the next 24 hours. Beyond 48 hours, several places will experience heavy rainfall due to the impact of a cyclonic circulation hovering over Odisha coast. The weather condition has become conducive as the cross equitorial flow of monsoon, which was lying dormant, has also become normal from last evening,” said A.K. Sen, director, Patna Meteorological Office.
The senior Met official said several places, mostly the northern districts, would experience heavy rains after 48 hours. “Met observations reveal that monsoon is expected to remain active over the state for the next two weeks. The rain during this period would help in reducing the deficit,” he added.
The Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore in Calcutta also indicated that intensity of rainfall would increase in Jharkhand.
Ranchi, Jamshedpur and their adjoining areas experienced intermittent rainfall today. Several pockets of Ranchi recorded 12-15mm of rain while Jamshedpur recorded around 5mm rain.
The overcast sky and intermittent rain brought down maximum temperatures. Jamshedpur was a pleasant 33.6°C today, a degree below normal. Ranchi was even cooler at 30°C, five notches below normal. Maximum temperatures were way below normal elsewhere too with Dhanbad at 32.2°C, Bokaro at 33.2°C and Daltonganj at 31.2°C.
A subdued monsoon had raised Jharkhand’s average rainfall deficit to 35 per cent since the onset of monsoon. Against a normal average of 220.5mm, the state has so far recorded 135mm of rainfall.
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