Central India, which has mostly been dry this Monsoon season, received some good rain on Thursday. East India too, particularly Odisha, observed fair amounts of rain.
A cyclonic circulation over north Andhra Pradesh, south Odisha and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal was the reason behind the rain in the region.
According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Gopalpur in Odisha received 53.5 mm of rain on Thursday. Other places in the state to have received rain were Bhubaneswar 13 mm, Jharsuguda 14 mm, Sambalpur 29.4 mm and Paradip 24.3 mm.
In Central India, rain was observed in Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha. Durg in Chhattisgarh observed 42.2 mm of rain, Raipur 26 mm Jagdalpur 14 mm and Pendra 10 mm. Akola and Gondia in Vidarbha received 37 mm and 5.2 mm of rain respectively.
Coastal Andhra Pradesh also received some good amounts of rain with Visakhapatnam recording 33 mm and Kalingapatnam 49 mm.
The system in the Bay of Bengal has just appeared and is in the process of getting organized. It is likely to move inland giving more rain to these areas in the next 48 hours. Telangana, Marathwada, and Madhya Maharashtra are also likely to be affected by this system.
Earlier, north coastal Andhra Pradesh, south Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha were observing heat wave conditions, which abated due to this system. And with rain being experienced in these areas, temperatures have dipped further making the weather comfortable.
