After a lull phase it rained in Bhopal on Friday, spells of heavy and rainfall were witnessed during the day which continued till late in the evening providing a much needed relief from hot and humid weather conditions.
Due to the monsoon being active in Madhya Pradesh after a long time, the rainfall has started again. On Friday, 62 mm i.e. about two and a half inches of water fell in Khajuraho. There, one and a half inches of rain was reported in Seoni and 1.25 inches in Jabalpur-Pachmarhi. About 1 inch in Sagar, Betul, Bhopal, Chhindwara, Umaria, Malajkhand received more than half an inch of rain. Similarly, in Gwalior, Raisen, Narmadapuram, Damoh, Sidhi, Mandla, Morena, Nowgong.
The Meteorological Department has also predicted heavy rains in the night in many districts. According to the department, there may be heavy rains in Rewa, Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria, Dindori, Katni, Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Panna, Damoh, Sagar and Chhatarpur in the next 24 hours.
A cyclonic circulation is forming in the Bay of Bengal, due to which the weather can change in the low pressure area. It has started getting wet since Thursday. It has started raining in the eastern part of the state. Activity will increase on August 19 and 20. There may be heavy rains at some places in Rewa-Shahdol division.
Due to the absence of the system for the last several days, the overall rainfall figure has dropped by 8 percent. There is 6 percent less rain in the eastern part and 10 percent less in the western part.
It rained in many districts of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. About one inch of rainfall in Umaria.
The maximum rainfall has occurred in Narsinghpur. It has rained more than 35 inches so far. Seoni-Mandla has received more than 32 inches of rain.
Indore, Jabalpur, Anuppur, Chhindwara, Dindori, Sagar, Shahdol, Narmadapuram and Raisen have recorded more than 28 inches of rain.
The rainfall figure has crossed 24 inches in Balaghat, Katni, Niwari, Panna, Umaria, Betul, Bhind, Dewas, Harda, Ratlam, Sehore and Vidisha.
Satna, Ashoknagar, Barwani, Gwalior, Khandwa, Khargone, Mandsaur and Morena have received less rainfall. Here the figure has not even touched 16 inches.