Summer rainfall highest in 50 years
The Hindu
Fourth highest in the past 100 years
The summer rainfall recorded in the State during March, April, and May this year was the highest in 50 years, and the fourth highest in the past 100 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Meteorological Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, said on Tuesday. The State averaged 750.9 mm rainfall during the three months against 361.5 mm, the normal rainfall for the period. This year’s heavy rainfall denotes a percentage departure of 108%, deemed a ‘large excess’ in IMD parlance. All 14 districts have recorded a large excess (a percentage departure of above 60%). The summer rainfall (or pre-monsoon rainfall) recorded in 2021 is the highest between 1972 and 2021, and the fourth highest between 1922 and 2021.
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