Pune records 83% rain deficit for consecutive week

Cumulatively, Pune received 648.3 mm since the start of June 1, the normal being 657.5 mm. Most of the rain has been reported in June. The rains have been absent in Maharashtra for a long time with the state receiving just 81.3 mm of rainfall, as against the 150 mm it was expected to receive till August 1. Cumulative rain since the start of June has been 631 mm – the normal being 685 mm. Since the start of the monsoon, India has received 581 mm, which IMD said was almost the normal amount of rainfall the country is expected to receive.

The IMD said the monsoon is expected to pick up from Friday. Most parts of the state will likely see heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Marathwada, Vidharbha and other parts of the state. IMD’s forecast is for the next seven days for most parts of the state. A low pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal, near northern Andhra Pradesh, which has caused heavy rains in the southern state. IMD had remarked this was the first low pressure of August and was expected to bring good rains. Due to the low pressure area, some parts of the state will receive extreme rain in the next seven days.