Bhopal

Capital sees highest rainfall in 27 years

Staff Reporter

Bhopal recorded the highest rainfall in the past 27 years in the season starting from June 1; rainfall was recorded at 1046.3 mm till August 9.

From 1 June to August 9 in the season the city recorded the highest rainfall in the past 27 years. In the year 1994 city recorded 949.8 mm of rainfall and in the year 2013 city recorded 965.3 mm of rainfall.

On Tuesday drizzle prevailed throughout the day with light showers for brief periods in the city. In the evening after rain stopped clear sky was visible and later it again started raining but heavy rainfall which lashed the city in the last week remained missing in the past two days and heavy rainfall was replaced by light showers and drizzle.

Gwalior recorded rainfall at 1.5 cm on Tuesday which was the highest rainfall among the major cities. Jabalpur and Gwalior recorded day temperature at 32.3 and 30.3 degree celsius on Tuesday. The night temperatures were recorded around 24 degree celsius among the major cities.

The regions which were likely to receive heavy rainfall have decreased and warning which was issued for several areas of the state has been reduced to 9 districts. Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Jhabua, Agar, Ujjain, Rajgarh, Guna and Hoshangabad.

In the past 24 hours Jawad recorded 13 cm of rainfall, Neemuch recorded 12 cm of rainfall, Manasa recorded 11 cm of rainfall, Mandsaur recorded 8 cm of rainfall, Bhabhra recorded 5 cm of rainfall, Garoth recorded 4 cm of rainfall and Maheshwar recorded 3 cm of rainfall.