TEAM HERALD
PANJIM: Goa may get surplus rainfall from the South West monsoons this year, with State inching closer to the normal average of the season ~258 cms. The Met department forecasts that with almost a fortnight left for the monsoon to end, rains might cross the annual average.
The cyclonic circulation over the south Konkan and Goa coast and the extension of the off shore trough at mean sea level from the Konkan coast to the Kerala coast has revived monsoon activity in the State since last few days.
The ‘monsoon break conditions’ are over. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Goa observatory has recorded almost 100.7 inches of rainfall for the State, so far.
IMD has so far recorded 256cms of rainfall while the normal average of the season is 258cms. IMD Goa in-charge K V Singh said that with 12-15 days left for the monsoon season to conclude, the total seasonal rainfall might cross the normal average.
“The overall rainfall for the state has been excess. After a break of almost 15 days, it has become active and now inching closer to normal average,” he said adding the monsoon season for Goa will end on September 30. Singh said that the withdrawal of monsoon will begin from North India by end of September.
The seasonal total was stuck at the 97-inch mark since mid August. Rainfall during the September this year has been deficient like August. The Met department had reported few ‘dry spells’ of the season for the month with soaring mercury.
The maximum temperature that had increased to 31 Degree Celsius by August end- beginning September, had come down to 28 Degree Celsius on Thursday, September 19.
