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Hyderabad records deficient rainfall in August

According to the data provided by Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), the city has received deficient rainfall for the last three weeks

By Telangana Today

Published Date - 22 August 2021, 08:43 PM

Hyderabad records deficient rainfall in August — (file photo)

Hyderabad: After excess rainfalls in June and July, Hyderabad is experiencing a comparatively dry August.

According to the data provided by Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), the city has received deficient rainfall for the last three weeks. As per the data recorded at various Automatic Weather Stations (AWS), the city received deficient rainfall of 96 per cent in the first week of August, followed by 89 per cent (deficient) and 47 per cent (deficient) in the second and third week, respectively.

In Hyderabad, few areas, including Amberpet, Himayatnagar and Golkonda have received deficient rainfall this monsoon season. Bahadurpura and Bandlaguda have received the lowest rainfall since June 1, 2021. Both the areas have witnessed 12 per cent deficient rainfall.

Almost all the districts in Telangana have also been experiencing deficient rainfall since the start of August. Jayashankar Bhupalpally and Jogulamba Gadwal have recorded a high deficient rainfall in all the three weeks of this month. Only a few districts, including Nirmal, Jagtial, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mahabubabad, Karimnagar, Rajanna Sircilla, and Khammam, have witnessed light rainfalls only during the last week.