Heavy rain showers after lull in Maharashtra

After days of weak Monsoon, fairly heavy rains lashed Maharashtra during last 24 hours. Nagpur city, Satara and Parbhani were among the few cities that received moderate to heavy rain showers. At 67 mm, rain was the heaviest in Satara followed by showers of 65.4 mm in Nagpur city and 54.1 mm in Parbhani.

Due to poor rains this Monsoon, Marathwada and Central Maharashtra were the worst affected regions in the past few weeks. There was negligible variation in weather in these parts due to minimal or no rain. Madhya Maharashtra observed a rain deficiency of up to 30%, from 1st June to 20th August, while it was staggeringly high at an average of 62% for Marathwada during the same period . The weather condition was similar in Vidarbha in east Maharashtra.

Cumulative Rain Deficiency

Date	Madhya Maharashtra	Marathwada	Vidarbha	Coastal Maharashtra
June to 18th Aug	29	62	19	12
June to 19th Aug	30	63	19	13
June to 20th Aug	30	62	18	13
June to 21st Aug	30	62	18	14

*figures in %

Looking at the past 24 hours there seems a ray of hope for the residents of Maharashtra. Moderate to heavy rain showers were seen in isolated pockets of the state. Rain was varied in intensity with Buldhana receiving 35 mm of rain and Sangli observing only 14.2 mm.

According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the situation will prevail for next few days as well. Cloudy sky with possibility of rain and thunderstorm is expected in Maharashtra which may pull down the deficit to an extent.

Rain recorded in the last 24 hours

City	Rainfall (mm)
Satara	67
Sangli	14.2
Parbhani	54.1
Nagpur	65.4
Udgir	11.8
Buldhana	35