Intermittent rain in the Circuit House area in Jamshedpur on Monday Bhola PrasadSeveral parts of Jharkhand are expected to experience thunderstorms and lightning during the next 72 hours, a weatherman warned on Monday. Meanwhile, southwest monsoon was normal over Jharkhand during the next 48 hours, resulting in widespread light to moderate rains. The good shower show resulted in a rise in rain surplus figures to 27 per cent from 23 per cent in three days. Latehar, second in the rain-gainers’ list with 168 per cent surplus rain, followed by Garhwa which has so far achieved 82 per cent surplus rain. Data suggested that capital Ranchi has recorded 18 per cent surplus rain (normal 112.1mm, actual 132.8mm).

Source: The Telegraph June 22, 2020 12:56 UTC