Rainfall brings relief; temperature dips across Haryana
Rainfall lashed the region on Sunday morning, providing 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 degrees in the state. The highest maximum temperature in the state was 38°C in Sirsa.
As per the IMD, rainfall was widespread across the state, due to which Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 29.4°C, Hisar (36°C), Karnal (29°C), Mahendragarh (34.5°C), Rohtak (31.9°C), Bhiwani (35.1°C), Bhiwani (36.7 °C), Faridabad (32.3°C), Gurugram (33.1°C), Jind (33.5°C), Kaithal (30.9°C), Kurukshetra (28.8°C), Mewat (33°C), Panchkula (31.2°C), Panipat (30.6°C), Rewari (33.8°C), Rohtak (34°C), Sonepat (29.9°C), Yamunanagar (27.2°C), and Faridabad (35.2°C).
“South-West monsoon has covered the entire country on Sunday, nine days before the normal date — July 8 — of covering the 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 is likely to be occurred over many parts of Yamunanagar, Ambala, Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, and Karnal on Monday.
As per sources, rainfall also dropped the daily electricity demand. Low lying urban areas in different parts of the state also experienced waterlogging.
Farmers welcomed the rainfall as an opportunity to expedite the paddy transplantation. In Karnal district alone, farmers were waiting for rainfall for paddy transplantation. Farmer Vikas said, “We were waiting for such rainfall. It was not easy to keep the fields irrigated in the heat.” Farmer Rajnish said that showers improved field humidity, due to which it is easy to keep these irrigated.
Haryana Tribune