Contrasting weather across the country, East India pouring

The weather across the country has been very contrasting for the last few days and the scenario is expected to prevail for another 48 hours. On one hand we are observing some very good rain, while on the other it is absolutely dry.

East and Northeast India

These two regions are the main activity centres in the country at the moment, with some heavy to very heavy rain being observed.

In a span of 24 hours from 8.30 am on Wednesday, Gorakhpur in east Uttar Pradesh has observed 64 mm of rain. Patna in Bihar recorded a whopping 178 mm of rain. Burdwan, Darjeeling and Krishnanagar in West Bengal recorded 67 mm, 48 mm and 46 mm of rain respectively. Gangtok and Namchi in Sikkim were lashed with 45 mm and 69 mm of rain respectively.

Some heavy rain was recorded in the northeastern parts also. Passighat in Arunachal Pradesh experienced 95.4 mm of rain. Cherrapunji, the wettest place on Earth recorded 300 mm of rain, Shillong 110 mm. Dhubri and Lakhimpur in Assam recorded 102 mm and 89 mm.

The Monsoon trough which is shifting close to the foothills with an embedded low level cyclonic circulation over Bihar and east Uttar Pradesh is the reason behind heavy rain in the region.

North India

North India has largely been dry, with some scattered rain being observed in the hill states, particularly Himachal Pradesh. I a span of 24 hours from 8.30 am on Wednesday Dharamsala recorded112.6 mm of rain, Sundarnagar 149.4 mm and Hamirpur 96 mm of rain.

Down in the plains there is very little or no rain due to which the temperatures have shot up. Humidity levels are also very high, further adding to the discomfort levels.

Central India

Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have also experienced very little weather activity. Satna, and Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh recorded 21 mm and 3.2 mm of rain respectively. There were some places in Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Bhuj) also that observed rain but the amount was minimal.

South India

The weather in the Western Ghats has taken a backseat with most of the stations recording single digit rainfall. Honavar in Karnataka has been the only exception with 34.6 mm of rain being recorded. The interiors of southern peninsula, particularly Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have seen some activity. Remaining parts of the states have been largely dry.

According to Skymet meteorology Division in India, rain in southern peninsula will pick up around the weekend (17^th August), particularly in coastal parts of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.