Hyderabad receives double digit rainfall after a month

Hyderabad is known for its pleasant weather conditions during Monsoon due to interspersed rainfall. The maximum temperature during this time hovers around 30°C. However, this year Southwest Monsoon commenced on a distressed note in Hyderabad, with the month of July observing just 47.3 mm of rain against the monthly average of 164 mm.

The city experiences moderate rain during Monsoon with June recording 96 mm as the average rainfall, July 164 mm and August 171 mm. During September when the monsoon is retreating, the city observes an average rain of 181 mm, highest for the Monsoon season.

Prior to the onset of Monsoon, the city had observed 44 mm of rain on 3^rd June after which there was no rain till the 13^th of July. On the 27^th, Hyderabad received 13 mm of rain and since then the city did not receive double digit rainfall.

In view of the cyclonic circulation over westcentral Bay of Bengal off Odisha and Andhra Coast, Monsoon rain in Hyderabad picked up in last 24 hours and the city received 45 mm of rain. After a good gap of 30 days, ‘the city of Nawabs’ enjoyed fairly pleasing showers on Tuesday.

From 28^th of July to 26^th of August, Hyderabad received just 32 mm of rain. The total amount of rainfall now stands at 70.3 mm. According to the data available with Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the lowest amount of rain observed in August in last ten years is 68.7 mm, recorded in 2004.

The remaining few days of August could see good showers. While the city could catch up with the second lowest August rains in last 10 years of 115 mm, the monthly average could be far-fetched.

Hyderabad falls under the threatening sub-division of Telangana, where rainfall has been highly deficit since the beginning of the season.

picture courtesy -  G. Ramakrishna