Hyderabad sees incessant rain, more in store till Monday

HYDERABAD: The city on Thursday received light to moderate rains of up to 48 mm, resulting in a massive drop in the mercury levels.
The maximum temperature nosedived from 29.7 degree Celsius on Wednesday to 23.8 degree Celsius on Thursday - six degree Celsius below normal.
According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society figures up to 10 pm, Asifnagar received highest rainfall of 48.3 mm at Madhapur followed by 47.5 mm at Asifnagar, 42.3 mm at Khairtabad and Sardarmahal, 41.8 mm at Vengalrao Nagar, 41.5 mm at Vijayanagar Colony and 41 mm at Film Nagar.Southwest monsoon has been active across the state but the intensity of the rains has been relatively poor this year. “With no major systems over Bay of Bengal or north Andhra Pradesh, the intensity of rains that the city has received is relatively low this year. If there was frequent low pressure or depression, the intensity of rainfall would have been much higher,” said Rama Rao, consultant, TSDPS, and added that rainfall activity is normal so far across the state.
As per the India Meteorological Department, Hyderabad, the city has received 15 per cent excess rainfall from June 1 till date. As against normal rainfall of 359.7 mm, the city has received 412.1 mm rains in the last 2.5 months. In districts, Bhadradri- Kothagudem and Mulugu received up to 154 mm of very heavy rainfall till Thursday morning.
The IMD forecasts that the rainfall activity will continue as it has issued heavy rainfall warning at isolated places across the state till August 17.