India, July 2 -- The monsoon arrived in Delhi on Thursday, five days behind schedule (June 27), the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said, forecasting rain and thunderstorms until Friday and possibly for the next five days. The minimum temperature dipped to 22.8degC compared to 28.6degC on Wednesday with the monsoon onset. The normal minimum temperature from June 30 to July 4 is 27.9degC.

According to IMD data since 1960, there were 33 monsoon onsets each in June and July until 2025. The earliest arrival of the monsoon was on June 9, 1961. The most delayed was in 1987 when the monsoon reached Delhi on July 27.

Delhi received rain on Wednesday night and in the early hours of Thursday. Chattarupur recorded 17.5mm of rainfall between...