According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, rain in Andhra Pradesh occurred due to a trough which is seen extending from east Uttar Pradesh to north Tamil Nadu, across the state of Andhra.
These rain figures of last 24 hours are a good example of how parched Andhra Pradesh soaked in rain. Hyderabad 42.5 mm, Nellore 30 mm, Tirupathi 113.1 mm, Vijaywada 10 mm, Visakhapatnam 5 mm, Anantpur 2 mm, Cuddapah 12.2 mm, Hanamkonda 13.2 mm and Machilipatnam 13 mm.
“As of now it looks like this weather system is strong enough to bring scattered showers to entire Andhra Pradesh for the next two to three days. Rain will be more in parts of Rayalseema and Telangana and lesser in intensity towards the coast”, says meteorologist Mahesh Palawat
Weathermen further inform us that with Andhra Pradesh, other states could also get lucky. Rain may occur at interior Karantaka and interior Tamil Nadu as well.
The state of Andhra Pradesh has constantly been witnessing a heat wave condition in the last few weeks with temperature exceeding 40⁰C in some pockets. Though yesterday’s rain brought much needed relief to the state but it failed to dip the mercury as it poured only after the day’s maximum had reached its highest point.
Despite rain, weather in Andhra Pradesh remained hot and maximums recorded 5 to 8 degrees above the normal average. Machilipatnam remained the hottest city with a maximum of 42⁰C (eight degrees above normal).
Till 5th July, the rain deficit figures in coastal Andhra Pradesh was a whopping -72%. While Telanagana is reeling under a rain deficit of -66%, rain in Rayalseema is close to normal at -12%.