June rain is only 4.6 cm as against a normal of 11 cm

More than a week after the southwest monsoon entered Hyderabad, the city experienced reasonably good rainfall on Saturday night which made up for part of the deficit for June.

The IMD said 3 cm of rain was recorded by 8.30 pm, taking the total rainfall this month to 4.6 cm. The normal for the month is 11 cm. Before Saturday, the city had received 1.6 cm between June 18 and 25, including 6 mm on June 22. IMD-Hyderabad director Y.K. Reddy said this was due to a phenomenon called intra-seasonal variation.

Explaining the deficit in rainfall in Hyderabad, IMD-Hyderabad director Y.K. Reddy said, “Though the monsoon has covered the state, not all regions will receive rainfall,”

In the past week, Hyderabad and Medak districts have received less rain, while the rest of the state are within plus or minus 20 per cent of normal, he said. “Adilabad, Karimnagar and Nizamabad received 7 cm rainfall,” he added.

A low-pressure area is forming over the Bay of Bengal which may lead to heavy rainfall in the state, but it is not yet clear if all regions will receive rain.

Regarding Saturday’s rain, an IMD official said some areas that were covered by thunderclouds like Begumpet, Punjagutta, Somajiguda, Khairatabad, SD Road and Tarnaka experienced a sudden downpour. The thunderclouds then moved southeast and drenched Dilsukhnagar, Chaitanyapuri, Kothapet and nearby areas. The other areas experienced light rain.

IMD said that rain or thundershowers were very likely to occur in parts of city on Sunday. The IMD predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in Hyderabad along with rest of the state and heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places till June 29.

The accuweather.com predicted rain or thundershowers till June 29 and maximum temperature at 35º Celsius.