Southwest Monsoon remained active over Kota as the city experienced good rainfall last week. For three consecutive days from the 6th of August, the city experienced 41 mm, 54 mm and 116 mm of rain. The city has received 255 mm of rain last week, which is more than the monthly average of 244 mm, for the month of August.
116 mm of rain, recorded on the 8th of August, was the second highest in the last 10 years. The highest 24 hours rainfall, in the last ten years, being 126.3 mm, recorded on 16th August 2004. However, the all-time high for Kota, in the month of August, has been 179.7mm which was recorded on 31st August 1978.
According to latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, with just one-third of the month passing by, we can hope for good monsoon rains for the city subsequently.
In the month of July also, the city recorded 360.6mm of rain, the third highest in the last 10 years and way above the monthly normal. The monthly normal is 279.8mm. The highest rainfall was observed in 2004 with the count of 534.9 mm and the second highest being 419.1, was recorded in 2006. The all-time high, for the month of July, has been 462.2mm, recorded in 1978.
Where the monsoon rains still remain deficit over many parts of the country, it has brought some respite in Kota, which generally observes only 11 rainy days in August every year. Located in Eastern part of Rajasthan, it remains a low intensity pocket, although better than Western part of Rajasthan.
Kota observed only 8mm of rain in June; against the normal of 75mm. Rains picked up only after 11th July and have been pouring a great deal in August too.
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