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Jaipur: Mild to moderate showers are likely in Jaipur, Ajmer, Kota and Bharatpur divisions on Wednesday when monsoon revives in the state, said the Met office on Monday. Despite the monsoon season typically ending by Sept 15, Rajasthan has already experienced 61% higher rainfall this year. The extended monsoon will continue to deliver more rainfall.
The Met office said eastern parts of the state would get “mild to moderate showers” from Wednesday. Nathdwara in Rajsamand district received a rainfall of 70 mm, the highest in the state on Monday, followed by rainfall varying from 30 mm to 10 mm at many places. No rainfall was witnessed throughout the day in Jaipur.
There was a nip in the air in the early morning hours. A minimum temperature of 24.9 degree Celsius was witnessed in the morning, followed by an afternoon with a maximum temperature of 34 degree Celsius.
The city may witness partially cloudy conditions on Tuesday, and mild and scattered showers on Wednesday, said the Met office. The state has received an average rainfall of 668.9 mm in this season so far compared to 419.
8 mm recorded till Sept 16, 2023. Baran, Bundi, Dausa, Dholpur, Karauli, Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts have so far received more than 1,000 mm rainfall. Districts including Alwar, Banswara Jaipur and Sirohi have recorded more than 900 mm rainfall, as per Met office data.
We also published the following articles recently At 668mm, Rajasthan receives highest rainfall in 49 years Rajasthan has achieved a new monsoon rainfall record this year, exceeding the previous high from 1975 with an average of 668.5mm from June 1 to September 14. Multiple districts reported over 1,000mm of rain, and major dams are nearing capacity.
Further rainfall is expected before the season ends. No-break monsoon this year for first time since 2016, good rainfall in 548 districts According to IMD data, this year's monsoon has not entered a break phase for the first time since 2016. Continuous rainfall has led to 75% of districts receiving normal or excess precipitation.
Despite this, regions such as west Madhya Pradesh and east Gujarat experienced extended dry spells, highlighting regional variations in rainfall distribution. After 49 years, monsoon rainfall crosses 600mm mark in Rajasthan Rajasthan experienced its highest monsoon rainfall in almost five decades, recording an average of 642mm from June 1 to September 9. This is a significant increase compared to last year's rainfall.
Jaipur saw a notable increase with 1,327mm of rain. The Met office forecasts continued monsoon activity until September 16..
