Patna: The city has witnessed little rain despite the monsoon arriving in Bihar two weeks ago.

Patna has so far received only 67.8mm rain against the normal of 205mm - with a departure of minus 67 per cent.

Analysing the rainfall data, it is evident that THE monsoon has taken a backseat in the state capital. And the bad news is that for the next five days there will be no rain in the city.

"The monsoon will remain weak for the next five days in the state, including Patna," Patna Met office scientist Anand Shankar said on Monday.

There is no significant synoptic feature of monsoon present in the state right now, he said, adding: "The monsoon trough is missing in Bihar because at present the trough lies over Odisha."

Shankar said only scattered rain at a few places is likely for at least five days.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) also said in its weather inference: "The cyclonic circulation over north Odisha and neighbourhood extending up to 7.6km above mean sea level tilting south-westwards with height now lies over Chhattisgarh and adjoining Odisha."

The maximum temperatures are likely to increase during the next two to three days, settling in the higher thirties in Bihar. This is likely to result in discomfort as the regions are also dealing with high humidity levels.

The maximum temperature recorded in Patna was 37.7°C on Sunday, four degrees above normal, while the humidity level was 75 per cent. On Monday, the maximum was 36.6°C.

The rainfall activity all over the state too is on the low side. Barring Banka, Kishanganj, Madhubani and Sitamarhi, the 34 other districts have received low rainfall.

In some districts such as Vaishali and Bhojpur, rainfall departure is as high as 85 per cent and 73 per cent respectively.

On the possibility of decline in the rainfall deficiency percentage in July, Shankar said: "Of course the rainfall deficiency percentage will decline further in the current month."

The July rain is important for Bihar because the state witnessed late arrival of monsoon, which led to 40 per cent deficiency in June.

One of the reasons Bihar is not getting good rainfall is because the state witnessed a long winter and thus the Tibetan plateau couldn't heat up. If the plateau of Tibet gets hotter, a vacuum is created in the Himalayan region and to fill this vacuum, monsoon air flows from the Indian Ocean region to the Himalayas.

This time there was less activity in this region because of which the state is not getting good rainfall.