As rain bathed the ‘Garden city of India’ during the last 24 hours, Bangalore now inches closer towards half of its average monthly rainfall of 241 mm.
Just as southwest monsoon retreats, Bangalore receives its departing gift as the city experienced 79.2 mm in the last 24 hours. This makes the September rainfall 102.2 mm which is still far away from the average monthly rainfall.
Bangalore has observed scanty rains so far, except 8 mm of rain recorded on 8th September. Rain has also been poor for the current month which was merely 23 mm for the period 1st September – 22nd September.
Though heavy spells such like one received recently are not uncommon but rare for Bangalore. It received similar spell of 79.8 mm on 2nd September, 2013. The 10-year high for a span of 24 hours stands at 114.1 mm, occurred on 25th September, 2010. The all-time high rain for Bangalore is 177.6 mm happened 12th September, 1988.
Bangalore is the heart of the Mysore plateau, situated at the height of 3000 ft. Due to its high elevation, Bangalore normally enjoys pleasant weather conditions throughout the year, although occasional heat waves make summer little uncomfortable.
