Pre-Monsoon showers have been lashing many districts of Kerala since last many days with varied intensity. In fact, during the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain and thundershowers have occurred over the coastal state.
In a span of 24 hours from 08:30 am on Sunday, Kottayam witnessed 1.2 mm of rainfall, Kozhikode 0.5 mm and Thiruvananthapuram 0.3 mm of rains. Some districts like Alappuzha and Kochi recorded traces of rainfall,
As per Skymet Weather, these showers can be attributed to a feeble trough that extends over northern parts of Kerala. Moreover, moisture incursion from Arabian Sea is available over the region. This clearly proves that the weather conditions are still conducive for more rains to lash the coastal station.
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In wake of this, light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely to continue for another 2 days. Thereafter, the intensity of these rains will increase and isolated places may see some heavy spells.
Weather data demonstrates that Kerala has been recording below average rainfall for the last three years during the Southwest Monsoon. Nearly 10 out of 14 districts in Kerala recorded deficit rain from June to September in 2016. Due to this, the state rainfall deficiency mounted to 34%.
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