Vidarbha gets over 450% morerainfall than normal this May
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Nagpur: Pre-monsoon rain left Vidarbha districts with a surplus of 452% more rainfall than normal for the month of May. With the early arrival of monsoon in some parts of Gadchiroli and continued thunderstorm activity from the month's beginning, Vidarbha received 144.5mm rainfall against its normal 26.2mm from March to May.
However, March and April were relatively dry, and nearly all the rainfall was recorded in May.
While the rain broke a 132-year record in Akola, districts like Buldhana, Gondia, and Wardha also received their highest rainfall in decades. Nagpur received 114.7mm of rainfall as of May 28, standing close to crossing the all-time high of 164.6mm recorded 99 years ago at the month's end.
Other districts, though they received higher rainfall in May earlier, had departures that were too high.
Gadchiroli received the highest rainfall of 225.1mm (a departure of 507%). Records for previous May rainfall for Gadchiroli are not available with the regional meteorological centre (RMC). Buldhana received 208.5mm rainfall, which is 1,541 times more than its normal for May.
These two districts are followed by Wardha (168.1mm), Chandrapur (165.1mm), Akola (150mm), Gondia (140.1mm), Washim (118.4mm), Amravati (104mm), Yavatmal (73.7mm), and Bhandara (72.2mm).
The normal rainfall for all these districts in summer is between 16.5mm and 37.9mm.
IMD scientist Dr Rizwan Ahmed, posted at RMC, said favourable conditions for thunderstorms and low-pressure systems in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea ensured continuous rainfall in May across Maharashtra. "The moisture incursion from these low-pressure systems was up to Madhya Pradesh. Unprecedented thunderstorm activities were recorded throughout May.
The low-pressure system pushes moisture towards land and plays a big role in triggering thunderstorms," he said.
Dr Ahmed said vigorous thunderstorm activity gave a feel of early monsoon, with the maximum temperature rarely crossing 40 degrees Celsius in May. "Normally, 45 degrees Celsius temperatures are recorded in May, which were not seen in Vidarbha as well as other parts of the state," he said, adding that four more days of thunderstorms are expected.
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