As predicted by Skymet, Southwest Monsoon ushered in a little early around 28-29th of May as monsoonal rain was visible around this date. Monsoon made a sluggish start this year with a very slow advancement. Accordingly, the national cumulative average Monsoon rain was deficient by a whopping 43% until the 10th June. Monsoon rain over Kerala was witnessed to be deficit by 40% while coastal Karnataka was deficit by 80%.
However with a total of 95.1 mm of rain till date, Bangalore managed to meet its monthly average of 89.1 mm of rain for June. This total rainfall amount was contributed by just 2 spells.
As the Tropical cyclone ‘Nanauk’ in the Arabian Sea moves away, Monsoon rain is expected to increase over the west coast beginning with Kerala, Karnataka and gradually expanding to cover Saurashtra. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the storm is restricting the free flow of westerly winds, required for good Monsoon showers. As Nanauk is controlling the monsoon current and keeping all the moisture under its grip, the actual outburst of Monsoon is yet to be witnessed.
Weather in Bangalore is generally warm during the day and very pleasant during the night because of its terrain. It is a plateau and receives cool winds at nights from the nearby hills. The average rain for the monsoon months of June and July are 89 mm and 108 mm, respectively. Rain picks up with the onset of Northeast Monsoon and September and October receives 241 mm and 154 mm of rain on and average.
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