After record delay, monsoon begins to withdraw from Rajasthan

withdrawal of southwest monsoon from Rajasthan has commenced after a record delay of 21 days, Meteorological department said on Friday.

Due to prolonged monsoon, desert state this year has recorded its sixth highest rainfall of 583.6 mm in history, according to MeT department.

" monsoon, which entered state on July 2, stayed for 82 days against aver period of 61 day," MeT Jaipur centre director Shiv Ganesh said on Friday.

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" southwest monsoon started withdrawing from west Rajasthan on Wednesday, leaving a record delay in withdrawal history of southwest monsoon from west Rajasthan," he said.

monsoon was set on in Rajasthan on July 2 with a delay of 17 days and completely covered whole state by July 19, he ded.

state recorded its highest rainfall of 802.5 mm in 1917, according to MeT department.

Later, state received 640.4 mm rainfall in 1944, 622.3 mm in 1975, 614 mm in 1973 and 590.4 mm in 2011, it said. 

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