Monsoon arrives in Delhi, finally!

After several false starts, the monsoon finally arrived in Delhi in the late hours of Monday, continuing till Tuesday morning. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

With the rains, came traffic jams, waterlogging and potential airline delays. The image shows waterlogging at the Pul Prahladpur area. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

The date set for the arrival of monsoons in Delhi was June 27 and this is the first time in almost two decades that it has been delayed by 15 days. In 2002, the monsoon had reached Delhi on July 19. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

The Indian Meteorological Department had announced an early onset of the monsoon for Delhi in the month of June. However, changes in conditions that promote the advancement of moisture-laden winds meant that there were delays. (PTI)

IMD’s monsoon forecast for rains was wrong at least thrice. On Monday, the department blamed its failure in predicting New Delhi’s monsoon on numerical models. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

The weather department also clarified that the delay in monsoon advance was mainly due to three reasons -- no formation of low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal, an absence of monsoon trough at mean sea level near Delhi and the movement of five-six western disturbances from west to east, dominating over the monsoon easterlies. (PTI)

Delhi remained under scorching heat as it waited for the rains. In early July, the city saw the day temperature rising to 42.6 degrees Celsius, six degrees above normal. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

The Tuesday rain has been a much-needed respite, with the minimum temperature dropping to 25.2 degrees Celsius. (PTI)