📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India
Weather
Delhi records 8% higher monsoon rainfall even as Haryana, Punjab face deficits
✍️ Livemint
🗓 18 Sep 2026, 03:01 AM
👁 11
A recent report shows Delhi received 8% more monsoon rain this season, contrasting with rainfall shortfalls in neighboring Haryana and Punjab.
A weather analysis released this week indicates that Delhi registered an 8% increase in monsoon rainfall compared with the long‑term average for the current period. The uptick comes despite the adjoining states of Haryana and Punjab recording a deficit in rainfall, according to the same data set.
Meteorologists attribute the disparity to localized convection patterns that intensified over the National Capital Region, while the western parts of the Indo‑Gangetic plain experienced weaker monsoon inflow. The report notes that Delhi's higher precipitation helped alleviate water‑stress in several city reservoirs, though the overall monsoon season remains below the national average.
Officials from the Delhi government have welcomed the excess rain, citing short‑term relief for water‑intensive sectors such as agriculture and construction. However, they caution that the deficit in Haryana and Punjab could affect crop sowing schedules and groundwater recharge in those states.
The findings underscore the uneven nature of the monsoon this year, prompting calls for coordinated water‑management strategies across the region to mitigate the impact of such spatial variations.
Meteorologists attribute the disparity to localized convection patterns that intensified over the National Capital Region, while the western parts of the Indo‑Gangetic plain experienced weaker monsoon inflow. The report notes that Delhi's higher precipitation helped alleviate water‑stress in several city reservoirs, though the overall monsoon season remains below the national average.
Officials from the Delhi government have welcomed the excess rain, citing short‑term relief for water‑intensive sectors such as agriculture and construction. However, they caution that the deficit in Haryana and Punjab could affect crop sowing schedules and groundwater recharge in those states.
The findings underscore the uneven nature of the monsoon this year, prompting calls for coordinated water‑management strategies across the region to mitigate the impact of such spatial variations.