Rainiest state Kerala may experience rain deficit in September

Usually known to be a month of heavy rains in Kerala, this year September exhibits symptoms of withdrawal from the beginning. With zero rain over cities like Kochi, Kozhikode and Kottayam in the past week, rain indicates to be scanty in this last month of Monsoon for God’s own country.

The lush green Kerala that never witnesses a lull in heavy rains is now on the threshold of withdrawal of southwest monsoon. During the last week, Kochi received just 28 mm of rain which is 51% deficit as compared to the rain received last year in the same period. The position is worse for Thiruvananthapuram which remained 94% deficit by receiving mere 5 mm in the last seven days.

While the starting few days of the week observed light to moderate rain showers, it became nil in the last few days . There was hardly any rain in cities like Kochi, Kozhikode, Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram.

The monthly rainfall for most of the cities in Kerala is above 200 mm for September but witnessing the situation, Skymet meteorology Division in India anticipate a rain deficit for this month in Kerala.

So while the past week has been quiet for this South state of India, the upcoming week may bring slight respite from this quiet spell.

Rain for the Week 6^th Sep -12^th Sep

Dates	Kochi	Kozhikode	Kottayam	Thiruvananthapuram
6th Sep	19	9	12	1
7th Sep	5	12	12	0.3
8th Sep	2	10	14	2
9th Sep	2	20	5.8	2
10th Sep	Trace	2	6	Trace
11th Sep	Trace	0	0	Trace
12th Sep	0	0	0	0

Rain comparison for the week 6^th Sep- 12^th Sep

City	2013	2014
Kochi	58 mm	28 mm
Kozhikode	35 mm	53 mm
Thiruvananthapuram	89 mm	5.3 mm