As predicted by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, good amounts of rain with heavy showers in isolated pockets lashed south interior Karnataka and north Kerala in the last 24 hours.
The trough extending from Marathwada to the Kerala coast, running across south interior Karnataka brought good rain to Kerala and Karnataka in the last few days. On Monday, Telangana, coastal Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu also received good showers.
With the arrival of Monsoon in India, the rain belt engulfs Kerala and spreads to other parts of peninsular India as well. And according to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, this widespread rain is a part of the monsoonal pattern.
Rain in Kerala on 31st of May was heavy in many cities including Kozhikode recording 42.5 mm, , Alappuzha 34 mm, Kannur and Wayanad 33 mm each. However, rain intensity reduced and became light from 1st June. Some of the main stations like Kochi, Kozhikode and Punalur recorded between 1 mm to 3 mm of rain. On Monday, Kannur received 12.6 mm, Kochi 10.4 mm, Punalur 4.6, Thiruvananthapuram 5.6, Kozhikode 1 mm. In Tamil Nadu, Chennai (Airport) received 22 mm of rain, Karaikal 37 mm, Coimbatore 3.1, Cunoor 8.6 mm.
In Karnataka, Bangalore received 27.8 mm, Chitradurga 67.2 mm, Gulbarga 2 mm, Belgaum 45 mm and Ratnagiri 11 mm of rain. Other cities like Hyderabad received 47 mm, Anathpur 55 mm and Kurnool 47 mm of rain, Minicoy 46 mm and Port Blair 5.3 mm.
Rainfall in these regions are showing a declining trends in next 48 hours. Nevertheless, Skymet’s Meteorology Division is of the opinion that most of the conditions required for the onset of Southwest Monsoon in Kerala have been met.
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