Monsoon likely to arrive in Guj today, max temp dips
Ahmedabad: The southwest monsoon is likely to arrive in south Gujarat by Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. The northern limit of the monsoon continues to pass through Mumbai and Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra and Puri in Odisha.
"Conditions are favourable for further advancement of the southwest monsoon over some parts of Gujarat, some more parts of Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in the next 24 hours," stated the IMD bulletin.
On Sunday, the city's maximum temperature was 37.5 degrees celsius, which was 0.7 degrees below normal, while the minimum temperature was 26.5 degrees celsius, 0.9 degrees below normal. On Monday, the temperatures are likely to remain in the same range, according to the forecast.
On Sunday, 86 talukas received at least 1mm of rainfall. Umarpada in Surat received 86mm of rainfall, the highest, followed by Palanpur at 71mm, Shihor at 70mm, Dang-Ahwa at 68mm and Khambha talukas at 65mm. Dholera near Ahmedabad received 3mm of rainfall.
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