Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa have been observing unseasonal rain due to cyclone Nilofar. On October 26, Sholapur in Madhya Maharashtra received a whopping 146 mm of rain. Goa observed 130 mm, Karwar 116 mm and Honavar 82 mm. Bangalore too received 55 mm of rain.
The amount of rain witnessed in Sholapur is an all-time high record. It is even higher than the monthly average of 90 mm. The previous record of 24 hour highest rainfall was 125.5 mm, observed on October 24, 1957.
The 130 mm of rainfall figure in Goa has also set some records. It is the second highest 24 hour rainfall recorded in the last decade during October. The previous high was 256.8 mm, witnessed in 2009. It is also the all-time high record. The monthly average rainfall for goa in October is 116 mm.
Karwar in Karnataka was also on the same platform in setting record. The 116 mm of rain observed on October 26 was the second highest 24 hours rainfall figures recorded in the last ten years. The all-time high is a whopping 433.6 mm, recorded in 2009. The monthly average rainfall for Karwar in the month of October is 150 mm.
Meanwhile, Nilofar has turned into a very severe cyclonic storm and has been slowly tracking northward. This indicates that the very severe cyclonic storm Nilofar is going to recurve and move northeastward.
The rainfall belt will therefore shift upward towards Mumbai and coastal Gujarat, where moderate rain is expected.
