After wet June, met dept predicts dry July

Nagpur: While June has been a good month for the region which received good rainfall, July might be comparatively drier, as per the forecast by met department.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Nagpur, Central India, particularly Vidarbha, is expected to receive less than normal rainfall in July — which is usually the wettest month of the monsoon season.
“While rainfall is expected to be overall normal in the country, the region might receive less rains — light to moderate rainfall in small pockets. This will continue in first two weeks of July after which the quantity of rainfall is expected to improve,” said Mohanlal Sahu, deputy director general of RMC, Nagpur.
TOI had earlier reported that Vidarbha is expected to receive normal and above normal rains this monsoon. Met officials are hopeful that this prediction will come true for the region, considering the overall monsoon season. “At present, the monsoon current is weak but it is expected to get active post second week of July. The region will overall receive good rains,” added Sahu.
The data of June shows that most parts of the region received sufficient rains. The overall percentage of rainfall in Vidarbha was 19% more than normal last month. In Nagpur, it was 34% more. “Apart from Akola, all the other districts in Vidarbha recorded nearly 30% and more rainfall than the normal,” said Sahu.
The Southwest monsoon rainfall over Central India is likely to be 106% of the Long Period Average (LPA). Southwest monsoon rainfall over the country is expected to be normal — 96 to 104% of the LPA.
As reported by TOI earlier, this May was the coolest ever in last 10 years for Nagpur. The highest maximum temperature recorded this time was 43.9 degree Celsius on May 29, which was the lowest maximum temperature that the city has seen in the last 10 years in May.