In the last 24 hours Khandwa witnessed extremely heavy rain and the weather conditions in other parts of the State too reported revival of the monsoon in Madhya Pradesh. It also rained heavy to moderate in Bhopal at intervals on Saturday.
Khandwa recorded 148 mm, Hoshangabad 54 mm, Umaria 38 mm, Indore 31 mm, Bhopal 28 mm and Guna 21.6 mm of rain. Seoni recorded moderate rain of 14 mm, Pendra Road 16 mm, Bilaspur 19 mm and Chindwara 9 mm of rain.
Heavy rain can be attributed to the axis of monsoon trough which is shifting further southwards. Currently, it is moving across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha. Another cyclonic circulation has developed as a low-pressure area over Odisha which is extending tilting southwestwards.
These two combined systems have lashed the State with good rain. Besides, now, the axis of monsoon trough is likely to pass via Madhya Pradesh and therefore, rain is expected to continue in parts of the State for another 24 to 48 hours.
The southern and southeastern parts will continue recording moderate to heavy rain, meanwhile, rain intensity will also increase over the northern parts of the State.
As on August 19, Madhya Pradesh is rain deficient by 22 per cent and with the rain, the rain deficiency is expected to reduce.