In the last ten days of July, Mumbai received more than 500 mm of rainfall and according to Skymet, more heavy showers could lash the city during the next two days.
This year the month of June has been the driest in over a decade in Mumbai, leaving the city with a rain deficit of over 65%. The total of 87 mm of rain was the third lowest monthly total in last 63 years. However, July began on a very good note.
The Santa Cruz station so far has received 515 mm of rain, with 207 mm of rain recorded on 3rd July alone. Barring one dry day on the 6th of July, rain has been continuous in Mumbai.
In the last 48 hours, the Colaba station received heavy showers of 212 mm whereas, Santa Cruz recorded 97 mm of rain. And in view of good rain and a dense cloud cover, the maximum in Mumbai was 29.8⁰C on Thursday as opposed to 31⁰C on Tuesday. The minimum sustained at 24.6⁰C.
“Weather in Mumbai will continue to be rainy for the next 48 hours as the Monsoon surge has finally gained strength. Rain has been good so far but June left Mumbai with a huge rain deficit. Whether this month’s rainfall will fall below normal or not, is too early to be predicted right now”, says AVM (Retd) G.P Sharma.
The normal rainfall figure for Mumbai in July is 799.7 mm with an average of 23 rainy days. The lowest monthly total rainfall (July) in Mumbai was 628 mm in El Nino year 2012 and the highest was in 2005 when the monthly total reached 1454.5 mm.
Currently the rain deficit in Konkan and Goa is about 57%. In Madhya Maharashtra the deficit remains the highest at 70%. In Vidarbha the deficit is 68% whereas, in Marathwada it is 61%.
