Rain has reduced significantly across the country but Baroda in Central India received heavy Monsoon rain up to 121 mm in the last 24 hours. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the west coast will continue to receive fair amount of rain but coastal parts of north Maharashtra will witness subdued activity, in the absence of a fresh Monsoon surge.
Here’s a look at our list of top ten rainiest cities in India on Friday:
| Cities | State | Rainfall(in millimeters) |
| Baroda | Gujrat | 121 |
| Honnavar | Karnataka | 46 |
| Kozikhode | Kerala | 43 |
| Mount Abu | Rajasthan | 41 |
| Ranchi | Jharkhand | 37 |
| Kannur | Kerala | 37 |
| Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | 36 |
| Karwar | Karnataka | 34 |
| Chittorgarh | Rajasthan | 33 |
| Goa | Goa | 31 |
For the first time in this Monsoon season rainfall during the week has been about 20% excess. The week ended 24th July – has not only improved the regional deficit but the cumulative deficit has also come down from 36% to 24% at the moment.
However, rain has reduced significantly across the country. The west coast will continue to receive fair amount of rain but coastal parts of north Maharashtra will witness subdued activity, in the absence of a fresh Monsoon surge.
The pace at which the cumulative national rain deficit has been decreasing will also get arrested now and could also rise marginally in the coming days. National rain deficiency came down by 12% in last 11 days but remained stagnant at 24% in the last 2 days.
Widespread rain is not likely in the offing and only spot rain will continue, which will not be enough to bring down the national rain deficit at the same pace. Tomorrow, rain will continue along the west coast. The western end of the Monsoon trough is northwards, bringing rain over Indo Gangetic plains, Rajasthan and parts of East India. Delhi could also receive some rain from Sunday onwards.
Though last week has been good, concern over poor rains in the country still exists. According to Skymet meteorology Division in India, the average rainfall for the country from 1st June to 16th July is 308 mm, whereas there had been 196.9 mm of rain only.
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Chickpea futures edged up on lower area under summer-sown pulses due to delayed rains, though subdued demand restricted the upside. Chana is seeing rise and fall in prices based on its demand and supply. Chana may see some rally in the coming days given expected rise in demand during the ensuing festival season.
Sugar output from the world's biggest exporter,Brazil stayed unexpectedly strong in the first half of July despite a few days of rain that typically slows harvesting of sugarcane, the cane industry said. The cumulative sugar output numbers remain bullish as well with production up 13 percent from last year at 12.89 million tonnes by July 15.
Guar seed futures ended higher on some lower-level buying, supported by a fall in local supplies. Robust demand in spot markets of India and with concerns that production of crop in the next season may drop due to forecast of lower-than-normal rainfall in north-western India, bullish trend in guar seed spot and future prices will continue.
Assam in Northeast India has observed some very good rain in the last 24 hours, which is why three cities from the state feature in our top ten rainiest cities. There has been some good rain in Gujarat and Rajasthan as well.
Here’s a look at our list of top ten rainiest cities in India on Thursday:
| Cities | State | Rainfall(in millimeters) |
| Mayabandar | A&N Islands | 114 |
| Haflong | Assam | 110 |
| Jorhat | Assam | 90 |
| Mahabaleshwar | Maharashtra | 90 |
| Mount Abu | Rajasthan | 90 |
| Kandla | Gujarat | 89 |
| Silchar | Assam | 78 |
| Bardhman | West Begal | 66 |
| Baharampur | West Bengal | 62 |
| Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 60 |
| Sriniketan | West Bengal | 51 |
| Diamond Harbour | West Bengal | 48 |
Pune is known for its dull gloomy skies and continuous drizzle in the Monsoon season. The city receives frequent passing showers throughout the day making it necessary for the people residing in the city to carry rain gears all the time.
Pune witnessed the driest June in a decade
Southwest Monsoon normally arrives here by the 10th of June and before its arrival, the city observes rain of reduced intensity but at frequent intervals. The normal rainfall in Pune in the month of June is 116 mm but this time the city received only 14 mm of rain. The city did not receive any rain after the 19th and highest amount of rainfall recorded was 5 mm on the 4th of June. This is in stark contrast to previous years (2013, 2010, 2005) when rainfall figures in the month of June have often exceeded 250 mm. Prior to this, 13 mm of rain on 18th June, 2012 was the lowest recorded in Pune in a span of 24 hours in the last ten years.
July followed Monsoonal trend
Rain picked up after the 10th of July but intensity remained light with the highest amount of 27 mm rain recorded on the 22nd and 21 mm on the 23rd of July. Till now the city has been observing light rain almost everyday with the monthly total till date being 114 mm.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Pune has been witnessing Monsoonal weather now with frequent short spells of rain throughout the day. Maximums have also been consistently less than 30⁰C. The diurnal variations have also been very low with minimums in low-twenties and maximums in high-twenties.
Meanwhile, rain figures from previous years show that the lowest monthly total (July) rainfall in Pune has been 60 mm, in the year 2007. The heaviest amount of rain (in the month of July) in Pune in a decade has been 411 mm, in the year 2006. The all-time record of heaviest rain in Pune in the month of July in a day has been 130 mm, on 19th July 1958.
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