Northeast India finally witnesses rainy spell

March 31, 2015 5:46 PM|

Rain in Northeast IndiaAt a time when North and Central India are witnessing wettest March in 100 years, Northeast India has hardly received any rain, making the region rain deficit. However,  a low-level cyclonic circulation over West Bengal and adjoining Bihar and Jharkhand coupled with an anti-cyclonic circulation over Bay of Bengal, has finally given some good rain in the region.

According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, two weather systems have given moderate to light rain over the region. In last 24 hours, from 8.30 am on MondayDhubriin Assam recorded 30 mm of rain,Dibrugarh20 mm,Tinsukia22 mm andJorhat11 mm. In Arunachal Pradesh, Tawang received 16 mm andPasighat12 mm, whileCherrapunjiin Meghalaya got 6.4 mm.

As per the latest forecast, both the systems are expected to intensify further and give moderate rain over most of the places in the region during the week. Isolated places can observe heavy rain.

In wake of the weather activity, maximum temperatures that have been settling in the mid 30s have dropped and are now recording in  the higher 20s. The night temperatures are settling in the range of 18°C to 20°C.

This rainy spell is expected to cover up the deficiency up to some extent. This month till March 25, Assam and Meghalaya have recorded 5.8 mm of rain  against the monthly average of 52.6 mm, which is 89 per cent deficit.

Similarly another division that includes Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura (NMMT) is also deficit by 88 per cent. The division recorded 6.4 mm of rain against the normal of 58.6 mm.

Arunachal Pradesh was the only pocket in the division that have witnessed some weather activity and was deficit by 35 per cent. It has recorded 92.5 mm of rain against normal of 141.6 mm.

 

 

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