Goa has so far received only 637.6mm of rainfall against the climatological mean of 1,119mm Panaji: Goa crossed the 50-inch rainfall mark on Tuesday, recording about 1,270mm of cumulative rainfall since the onset of the southwest monsoon on June 1. In comparison, the state had reached the same milestone much earlier last year, within 40…
Goa has recorded a 35.2% rainfall deficit so far this monsoon Panaji: Goa has recorded a 35.2% rainfall deficit so far this monsoon, receiving 1,124mm of rain against the normal 1,735.4mm between June 1 and July 24 — a shortfall of 611.4mm. With only about 44 inches of rain in the first 55 days of…
Farmers around Nande in Pune have completed ploughing and field preparation and are awaiting arrival of monsoon Pune: The southwest monsoon on Monday advanced into some more parts of the westcentral and eastcentral Arabian Sea, Maharashtra among other regions of the country.India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials, however, said it was still too early to forecast…
Panaji: Parts of the state witnessed intense spells of light to moderate pre-monsoon rainfall on Sunday, with Goa recording an average 22.4mm rainfall in a single day up to Sunday morning.“The showers marked the strongest pre-monsoon activity of the season so far,” said meteorologist and retired chief scientist at the NIO, M R Ramesh Kumar….
Panaji: After a fortnight that saw the mercury stuck on 36°C-plus and 28°C-plus almost continuously, the pre-monsoon rain is gaining a little momentum, as India Meteorological Department (IMD), Panaji, forecast light to moderate rainfall for three more days till Tuesday.The showers are likely during late afternoon or night hours while thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and…
