The weather office is expected to update its forecast towards the end of May
The weather office has said that parts of eastern India, including Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha, are likely to experience above-normal temperatures in May with a likelihood of heat wave conditions on some days.
On Saturday Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 22.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal, according to the India Meteorological Department. Delhi’s Air Quality Index was recorded in the poor (207) category around 9 am, the Central Pollution Control Board data showed.
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.
The India Meteorological Department said in the monthly outlook for temperature and rainfall for many parts of northwest and west-central India may experience warmer nights and below-normal temperatures during the day.
It said normal to above-normal rainfall is expected in the northwest and west central parts of the country in May, including in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and parts of western Uttar Pradesh. Large swathes of the northeastern region, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and south Karnataka, are expected to witness below-normal rains.
According to the weather office, the average rainfall in May is likely to be 91-109 percent of the Long Period Average of 61.4 mm.
“Above-normal heat wave days are expected over most parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, east Uttar Pradesh, coastal Andhra Pradesh, and some parts of North Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and coastal Gujarat during May,” IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said here.
Mohapatra said the neutral IOD conditions prevailing over the Indian Ocean are likely to turn positive during the upcoming season. He said positive Indian Ocean Dipole conditions are known to favor the Indian monsoon and help temper the impact of El Nino.
Earlier this month, the IMD forecasted a normal monsoon season with 96 percent rainfall of the Long Period Average of 87 cm rainfall. The weather office is expected to update its forecast towards the end of May.
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