Kerala records highest 24-hr rainfall of current monsoon
Kochi : While rainfall in the current monsoon season has remained deficient, Kerala received more than 5cm rainfall in the past 24 hours, the highest rainfall recorded in the state since June 1.
IMD officials said that the normal rainfall in 24 hours was 2.1cm. In comparison, the state recorded 5.3cm rainfall between 8.30am on Friday and 8.30am on Saturday. Moreover, the state managed to bring down the deficiency from 32% on Friday morning to 27% by Saturday morning.
“Kerala received 48.6cm till Friday morning since June 1. By Saturday, the amount of rainfall received by the state stood at 53.9cm,” said an official, adding that the normal rainfall for the season is 73cm.
Over the last 24 hours, Kumarakom (13.5cm) and Kottayam (12.4cm) received the highest rainfall in the state.
While IMD has warned of heavy rainfall in the central and northern disticts from Monday to Wednesday, meteorologists say the state will continue to experience a dry phase after two or three days of rainy days.
“Normally, the southwest monsoon progresses by mid-June. However, it progressed only now with Kerala receiving continuous rainfall in the last two or three days only. This is how monsoon should progress with a southwesterly wind band, carrying moisture, coming one after another. However, no wind band is seen after this, which we are currently experiencing. All climate models say the current rains will last only for a few more days and the dry phase will start soon after that,” said K Rajendran, director of Institute for Climate Change Studies.
IMD officials said that the normal rainfall in 24 hours was 2.1cm. In comparison, the state recorded 5.3cm rainfall between 8.30am on Friday and 8.30am on Saturday. Moreover, the state managed to bring down the deficiency from 32% on Friday morning to 27% by Saturday morning.
“Kerala received 48.6cm till Friday morning since June 1. By Saturday, the amount of rainfall received by the state stood at 53.9cm,” said an official, adding that the normal rainfall for the season is 73cm.
Over the last 24 hours, Kumarakom (13.5cm) and Kottayam (12.4cm) received the highest rainfall in the state.
While IMD has warned of heavy rainfall in the central and northern disticts from Monday to Wednesday, meteorologists say the state will continue to experience a dry phase after two or three days of rainy days.
“Normally, the southwest monsoon progresses by mid-June. However, it progressed only now with Kerala receiving continuous rainfall in the last two or three days only. This is how monsoon should progress with a southwesterly wind band, carrying moisture, coming one after another. However, no wind band is seen after this, which we are currently experiencing. All climate models say the current rains will last only for a few more days and the dry phase will start soon after that,” said K Rajendran, director of Institute for Climate Change Studies.
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