Rainfall likely in parts of Bihar: Met

PATNA: Residents of the city saw some respite from the scorching heat as rain lashed western parts of the city late on Monday. However, the effect of monsoon still remained weak throughout the state as temperatures continued to soar above 35°C.
Kumar Gaurav, an official at Patna Meteorological Centre, told this newspaper that the south-west monsoon weakened in the state in the last 24 hours.
"Light to moderate rainfall occurred at many places in the south-western, some places in the north-western, south-central and north-central regions of the state while most other places remained dry," he said.
Parts of the state recorded high maximum temperatures, including Vaishali (38.7°C), Patna (36.9°C), Buxar (36.9°C), Purnea (36.7°C), Aurangabad (36.7°C) and Araria (36.7°C).
"A few places in the north-western parts of the state are likely to receive rainfall in the next 24 hours along with one or two places in the rest of the state. Thunderstorms and lightning are likely at a few places in south-central and south-western regions of the state," Suman said.
The monsoon trough now passes through Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Ambikapur, Jharsuguda, Puri and then south-eastwards over north-west Bay of Bengal. A cyclonic circulation over north-east Bay of Bengal has now moved over to the north-west. Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over north-west Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood during the next 48 hours.
As of September 18, the state has received a total of 638.1mm of rainfall against the corresponding normal of 914.1mm.
As a result, the state has a rainfall deficiency of 30% this monsoon.