Monsoon is raining heavily in Madhya Pradesh. So far, an average of 6.4 inches of water has fallen. On Sunday, more than 20 districts received heavy rain, while on Monday, a total of 23 districts are on alert for very heavy and heavy rain. According to the Meteorological Centre (IMD) Bhopal, on Monday, Sagar, Damoh, Betul, Dewas, Alirajpur, Umaria, Seoni, Chhindwara, and Anuppur are on Orange Alert for very heavy rain. Ratlam, Ujjain, Dhar, Shajapur, Sehore, Vidisha, Guna, Narmadapuram, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat, Dindori, and Panna may experience heavy rain. Meanwhile, Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Datia, Shivpuri, Niwari, Tikamgarh, Satna, Rewa, Mauganj, Sidhi, Singrauli, Maihar, Shahdol, Ashoknagar, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Jhabua, Barwani, Khargone, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Harda, Agar-Malwa, Rajgarh, and Bhopal may also experience heavy to light rain in some places. Woman dies due to lightning strike in Pandhurna Earlier on Sunday, more than 25 districts of the state experienced rain. In Pagdi village of Sitapar in Pandhurna district, 48-year-old Sulochana Tadam died due to a lightning strike. In Sehore, dense dark clouds created conditions like darkness during the day. Meanwhile, Mandsaur has recorded 6.04 inches of rain so far this monsoon season. Shajapur received the highest rainfall of 28 mm. After the rain, the Kalisindh river is in spate. MP records 39°C in Khajuraho, Betul the coolest Note: Maximum temperatures recorded on 5 July, in degrees Celsius Chhindwara received the most rainfall According to the Meteorological Department, Chhindwara recorded over two and a half inches of rainfall. Seoni, Ujjain, and Sheopur received three-quarters of an inch, while Tikamgarh-Gwalior received half an inch of rain. Meanwhile, Datia, Guna, Indore, Rajgarh, Jabalpur, Mandla, Narsinghpur, Rewa, Sagar, Sidhi, Balaghat, Shajapur, Bhind, Vidisha, Sehore, Mandsaur, Pandhurna also experienced spells of storms and rain. Meanwhile, due to rain, the weather changed, and a drop in maximum temperature was recorded. Talking about the 5 major cities of the state, Indore recorded 30.9 degrees, Bhopal 32.2 degrees, Gwalior 37.7 degrees, Ujjain 32.7 degrees, and Jabalpur 34 degrees. Khajuraho recorded the highest temperature at 39 degrees and Betul the lowest at 27 degrees. 6% Less Rainfall in the State So Far This time, the state experienced a period of storms and rain throughout the month of June. Also, on July 5, heavy rain lashed several districts. As a result, a total of 163.1 mm, or 6.4 inches of rain, has fallen so far. However, this is 6 per cent less than the normal rainfall of 172.8 mm (6.8 inches). The eastern part has received 29 per cent less rainfall, while the western part has received 17 per cent more rain than average. Less rain in June, increased in July According to the Meteorological Department, there has been less rain in June, but there are high hopes for July. This month has a trend of one-third of the total monsoon rainfall. For example, if Bhopal has 39 inches of normal rainfall, then 14 inches of rain occurs in July. Among major cities, Jabalpur is the only one where more than 17 inches of rain occurs. In the month of July alone, up to 40 per cent of the state’s quota of rainfall occurs. State’s normal rainfall 37.3 inches The state’s normal rainfall is 37.3 inches. The normal rainfall for Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, and Gwalior districts ranges from 38 to 39 inches Less/More rain than normal in these districts 14.2 inches of rain in Dewas, good rainfall in Bhopal-Indore too According to the Meteorological Department, Dewas has received the highest rainfall this season, with 14.2 inches, which is 125 percent more than normal. Betul, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Guna, Harda, Indore, Khandwa, Sehore, Balaghat, and Seoni are districts where more than 8 inches of rain has fallen so far. Alirajpur has received the least rainfall, with only 1 inch. Post navigation VIDEO| Worker dies after electrocution during roof demolition:Accidentally grabs live wire; had come to earn for ailing daughter’s treatment Daylight ₹40 Lakh robbery:FIR filed after 32 hours; cash claimed to be liquor shop collection