Rains god has really been kind on Madhya Pradesh, this season. The State has received its annual quota of rainfall almost a month in advance. She has received almost full quota of annual rainfall a month in advance, meteorological sources said on Sunday.
The total rainfall recorded in the State till Saturday was 972.7 mm against its total seasonal rainfall of 990 mm. Met sources said normally 19 per cent higher or lower seasonal rainfall is considered to be normal. The State is bound to get surplus rain as almost a month is left before monsoon recedes, they said. Monsoon arrived in the State before its schedule in June this year and a good rainfall was recorded this season.
Some MP districts have received excess rainfall, including Guna which recorded 1,317 mm against its normal rains of 623.8 mm, with 111 per cent surplus downpour. Indore recorded 1,074.8 mm against its normal rainfall of 543.2 mm - a 98 per cent surplus and Burhanpur district recorded 1,018.4 mm rains against its normal quota of 525.5 mm, a 94 per cent surplus rainfall.
Sagar district received 1,419.8 mm rainfall against normal limit of 736.5 mm with 93 per cent excess while Shivpuri got 984.5 mm downpour against 517.8 mm expected recording 90 per cent surplus rains. Only two districts of the State — Anuppur and Shahdol — received rains below normal quota. Anuppur got 652.3 mm rainfall against its 797.3 mm normal record while Shahdol received 551.3 mm against it average of 654.3 mm. Good rains have made dams and water bodies in the state almost full to the brim.
Meteorological department, Bhopal circle’s assistant meteorologist, RD Meshram told that 19 per cent higher or lower that total seasonal average rain is considered to be normal. With almost a month left before monsoon recedes, the State is bound to get surplus rain, he added. The officials pointed that signs of good monsoon were visible in June itself. Monsoon occurred much before the schedule and with favourable weather systems from the east and west most parts of the state received good rainfall.
Moreover, the rainfall chart of state points there has been an even distribution of rain in the state and almost all the cities are rainfall surplus this year. The state capital till Saturday received a total of 991.4 mm rain against is total seasonal average of 1090 mm, suggesting that it is short of around only 10%, which according to the meteorological department terms is normal.