Gurgaon: The southwest monsoon advanced over the remaining parts of Haryana on Friday, officially covering almost the entire state. However, the onset was subdued in Gurgaon, where only drizzle and light showers were recorded and rainfall remained highly uneven across the city.According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the southwest monsoon advanced into the remaining parts of Haryana on July 3. An official said, “Conditions remain favourable for further advancement over the remaining parts of Rajasthan during the next four to five days. It has also forecast an active monsoon phase over central parts of the country over the next four to five days. For Haryana, isolated to scattered rainfall is likely on July 3-5, while fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is expected during July 6-8. IMD has also warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 40-50kmph, gusting up to 60kmph, over Haryana during July 3-9, with isolated heavy rainfall likely between July 6 and 9. Thunder squalls with winds of 50-60kmph, gusting up to 70kmph, are also likely at isolated places on July 3.”Rainfall across Gurgaon between 8am on July 2 and 8am on July 3 reflected the patchy nature of the monsoon. Farrukhnagar recorded the highest rainfall at 18mm, followed by Gurgaon tehsil with 3mm, Badshapur 2mm and Kadipur and Harsaru 1mm each. Wazirabad, Sohna, Manesar and Pataudi recorded no rainfall during the period.IMD also reported that only isolated places in Haryana received light to moderate rain accompanied by gusty winds during the past 24 hours. Gurgaon on Friday witnessed cloudy skies and intermittent drizzle.The city remained humid through the day. Gurgaon recorded a maximum temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, nearly 4.9 degrees below normal, while the minimum settled at 24 degrees Celsius, around 3.2 degrees below normal. Across Haryana, the average maximum temperature rose by 3.1 degrees compared with the previous day and remained near normal, with Ambala recording the state’s highest maximum temperature at 38.6 degrees Celsius.Despite the monsoon covering the state, Haryana continues to face a significant rainfall deficit. Seasonal rainfall from June 1 to July 3 stood at 50. 8mm, nearly 71% below normal, indicating that the monsoon is yet to pick up over large parts of the state.
