At the time when Southwest Monsoon is weak over rest of the country, parts of Chhattisgarh witnessed first heavy Monsoon showers in the month of July. In a span of 24 hours from 8:30 am on Monday, Jagdalpur recorded 64 mm of rain, followed by Pendra and Raipur at 21 mm.
According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, a trough can be seen extending from Bihar up to coastal Andhra Pradesh across Jharkhand and Odisha. This weather system has given fairly widespread rain over several parts of the state.
As per the latest forecast, moderate rainfall will continue over Chhattisgarh during the next 24 hours as well.
Almost half of the July has passed away and the state has recorded mere 134 mm of rain, so far. It is still far behind its monthly average rainfall of 376.2 mm of rain.
However, with a fresh system brewing in Bay of Bengal, rains are expected to pick intensity substantially from July 18 onwards. With this, we are hopeful that the state will cover its monthly normal rainfall.
Despite less Monsoon activity, Chhattisgarh reported surplus rain of 17 per cent till July 13. The major contributor to this were the good spells of rain during June. In June, the state had recorded whopping 258.3 mm of rain against the monthly normal rain of 182.5 mm. This activity was due to the depression which had developed over Bay of Bengal and later on moved inland through Chhattisgarh.
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