September commenced on a very positive note for Mumbai and its suburbs, with the city recovering from the August rain deficit and moving towards the surplus by 112 per cent.
The first week of the month itself observed over two-third of the normal rainfall. Rainfall for first five days in September has been 111 mm, 43 mm, 27 mm, 6 mm and 27 mm respectively, while suburb Thane recorded 110.3 mm of rainfall and 68.2 mm on 1st and 2nd September. However, a downtrend was noticed on the following days. Moving on further, fresh spells of rainfall affected the coastal area and 10th September onwards, Mumbai once again witnessed moderate rainfall over the areas.
As on 14th September, Thane recorded 377.4 mm of rainfall, surpassing its monthly normal average of 312.3 mm. With this, the city has recovered from August rain deficit and is now surplus. As we move towards the withdrawal phase of Southwest Monsoon, there will be reduction in rainfall but heavy spell is expected once again before the final withdrawal of the Monsoon.
According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Mumbai and its suburbs will continue to witness light rain over the next 48 hours and reduce gradually. The maximum temperature recorded on September 14 was 31.3°C, while minimum was 25.8°C. Marginal increase in the temperature is expected in coming days but weather will remain pleasant, especially during the evening.
Despite the fact that it rained almost every day in August, the city of dreams failed to cover its monthly average. It only received 456.7 mm of rain as against the monthly average of 529.7 mm, thus falling short by 13 percent.
