Mumbai records fourth highest rainfall in July after 30 years
Mumbai: The city of Mumbai has seen a decrease in rainfall in the last three days. This decline has occurred since Sunday. Santa Cruz recorded 10 mm of rain in 24 hours. The Meteorological Office and the private body have expressed that the country’s commercial capital Mumbai is not expected to receive heavy rainfall in general.
Meanwhile, a low-pressure area is forming over the Bay of Bengal which can reach Odisha and adjoining areas. The increase may result in light rain on August 2. After August 3, a long break is expected in which the rains will be only light and very less. Thus, Mumbai’s normal rainfall will be far from the city.The month of July was very good and exceeded expectations. Between July 1 and July 30, 314.7 mm rainfall was recorded, which is about 14 per cent more than the long-term average.
The normal monthly rainfall in July is 280.5 mm, which is the heaviest monsoon month. Rainfall in India has been below normal for the last three days.More than 70% of the annual rainfall occurs during the southwest monsoon season. July and August are the main monsoon months, accounting for 62 per cent of seasonal rainfall. July and August recorded 534.9 mm rainfall as against the seasonal average of 868.6 mm. In July 2023, the daily rainfall was above normal in 19 days and below average in 12 days.
However, the margin of excess rainfall is higher than the deficit days and the month will end with more than 13-14 per cent rainfall.The progress of monsoon is likely to weaken in the future. However, good monsoon rains are expected in the parts that are most needed. Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal have severe shortages of 40-50 per cent. The long monsoon is very likely to enter a weak phase after August 03. While rainfall deficiency in eastern parts including Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal is likely to decrease in the next 5-6 days, rainfall is likely to decrease in western, central and southern parts of the country.
