The mystery behind repeated showers in Delhi

  • 01/06/2008

  • Times Of India (New Delhi)

Rare Interaction Among 3 Weather Systems Generated Bounty: Experts Most Delhiites couldn't stop shaking their heads in disbelief as they beheld cloudy skies yet again on Saturday evening. Just where is all the rain coming from has been the most asked question this May with repeated thunderstorms creating Shimla-like conditions instead of the burning high 40s that mark summer. The rains began around May 12 and simply did not subside till May 21. Though the metman insisted that this was not abnormal, he could not explain the sustained nature of the rainfall. Typically, rainstorms in Delhi blow away quickly, the day after often being hot and humid. But in this case the thunderstorms just kept coming. When Times City asked experts in central government who track weather to solve the puzzle, they did some calculations and poured over satellite pictures. They then said the mystery had been resolved. Avoiding jargon, they pointed to a rare interaction between three weather systems that generated the rare