Hyderabad sees 16 per cent deficit rainfall in June

State capital has recorded 16% less rainfall so far while the rest of State gets 56% excess compared to last year

Hyderabad: The monsoon, even while blessing the rest of Telangana quite well in June, has not been that great for the capital city. Swinging between sunny days and rainy days, Hyderabad has, so far, in June, recorded a rainfall 16 percent less than what was recorded in June 2020.

On the other hand, the districts have witnessed a good monsoon so far, with the State on a whole recording excess rainfall in the month of June. According to India Meteorological Department, Hyderabad, director Dr K Nagaratna, Telangana has received 56 percent excess rainfall in June.

“However, Hyderabad has experienced 16 percent less rainfall compared to last year. We have to see how the weather will be in July,” she said, adding that Hyderabad has received a total seasonal rainfall of 133.2 mm to date.

On the other hand, with the monsoon playing hide and seek with the city, the day temperatures have gone up by two degrees, with the maximum temperature recorded on Tuesday being 34.2 degree Celsius. The IMD forecast says the temperature in the city will continue to be around 34 degree Celsius for the next one week, though the sky will be generally cloudy with the possibility of rain or thunderstorms. Some areas of Hyderabad might also witness dust storms, according to the forecast.

Meanwhile, IMD has also issued a two-day thunderstorm warning for some districts. The warning says on Wednesday, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning was very likely to occur at isolated places in Mancherial, Jagtial, Karimnagar, Peddapally, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal (Rural and Urban) and Jangaon. Heavy rain was ‘very likely’ at Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam and Nalgonda.

So far, in Telangana, Adilabad has received the maximum seasonal rainfall of 407.9 mm, followed by Hanamkonda with 294.6 mm.

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