Rain brings down mercury across Haryana

Rainfall which lashed the region on Sunday morning provided much-needed relief from scorching heat across the state. The showers brought a dip in daytime temperatures. As per the IMD, there was a fall of 3 °C in average maximum temperature as compared to Saturday. However, it was below normal by 6 °C in the state. The highest maximum temperature in the state was 38 °C which was recorded in Sirsa.

As per the IMD, the rainfall was widespread across the state, due to which Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 29.4 °C, Hisar (36 °C), Karnal at 29 °C, Mahendragarh at 34.5 °C, Rohtak at 31.9 °C, Bhiwani at 35.1 °C, Bhiwani at 36.7 °C, Faridabad at 32.3 °C, Gurugram at 33.1 °C, Jind at 33.5 °C, Kaithal at 30.9 °C, Kurukshetra at 28.8 °C, Mewat at 33 °C, Panchkula at 31.2 °C, Panipat at 30.6 °C, Rewari at 33.8 °C, Rohtak at 34 °C, Sonepat at 29.9 °C, Yamunanagar at 27.2 °C, and Faridabad at 35.2 °C.

“The south west monsoon covered the entire country on Sunday against the normal date of July 8, nine days before the normal date of covering entire India. Light to moderate rain occurred at few places in Haryana with heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places across the state. Thunderstorms occurred at isolated places in the state,” said the IMD.

The IMD also predicted light to moderate rain likely at most places on June 30 across the state. Heavy rainfall likely to occur over many parts of Yamunanagar, Ambala, Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, and Karnal on Monday.

As per sources, the rainfall also dropped the daily electricity demand. Low-lying urban areas in different parts of the state also experienced waterlogging.

Farmers welcomed the rain as an opportunity to expedite paddy transplantation. In Karnal district alone, the farmers were waiting for rain so they could go for paddy transplantation. Farmer Vikas said, “We were waiting for rain. It was not easy to keep the fields irrigated in the heat.” Farmer Rajnish said the showers had improved field humidity, due to which it was easy to keep the fields irrigated.