Met Says Spell Of Scanty Rainfall Usual, It Will Be A Wet Weekend The city is again on a boil with negligible rainfall and high levels of humidity making the heat seem more oppressive than the actual reading. And if you're wondering whether monsoon has taken a break, here's what the Met office has to say. According to Met officials, such spells of scanty rainfall are nothing unusual. The breaks are part of natural variability. Only when they extend for a period beyond a week is there a reason to worry. It's not pouring here as before, add officials, since there has been a shift in the rainfall zone