Maharashtra Get Excess Monsoon Rain In June

Maharashtra Get Excess Monsoon Rain In June. As many as 21 out of 36 districts of Maharashtra were given 60 according to cent extra rain among June 1 and June10 because of heavy showers withinside the first week of the month, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated on Friday. The rainfall in those districts become “in large part extra”, that is, 60 according to cent extra than the common rainfall at some stage in the period. Besides Mumbai, the coastal districts of Thane, Raigad and Palghar, all densely populated, are withinside the listing of the districts, which witnessed heavy showers.
The districts of Ratnagiri at the coast and Buldana, Nagpur and Bhandara in jap Maharashtra acquired “extra” rainfall whilst any other 8 districts acquired regular rainfall. Akola and Latur in crucial Maharashtra had been the handiest districts wherein the rainfall become deficient, this means that 20 to fifty nine according to cent much less than their common rainfall at some stage in this period.

KS Hosalikar, senior scientist, IMD Pune, stated that a good deal of those had been pre-monsoon showers, “however depth become excessive at the side of thunderstorms and lightning.” The Regional Meteorological Centre in Mumbai anticipated “heavy to very heavy” showers at some locations and “extraordinarily heavy” rainfall at remoted locations withinside the districts of Konkan and additionally in Goa on Saturday.

Rainfall among sixty five to a hundred and fifteen mm in 24 hours is named as “heavy”, a hundred and fifteen to 204 mm as “very heavy” and above 204 mm in 24 hours is considered “extraordinarily heavy”.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall could be very possibly at remoted locations in Ghat (upland) regions of Maharashtra in addition to in Marathwada on Saturday, the IMD stated. The climate bureau has additionally anticipated extra rainfall on Sunday in Mumbai and the neighbouring regions. After days of heavy rain that disrupted regular life, Mumbai were given a few respite on Friday.

“It could be very possibly that north Konkan (Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar) might see very heavy rainfall at few locations on Sunday,” the IMD stated.