Good Monsoon rains to continue over Port Blair
Andaman and Nicobar Islands is at present rainfall deficient by 16%. In the last 2 days heavy to very heavy rain has happened over Andaman & Nicobar Islands. During last 24 hours Port Blair has received 76.5 mm of rains.
Since the last week of July, on & off rains are going on over Port Blair. Occasionally heavy to very heavy rainfall does occur over the region. On 27 August this year, 179 mm of rain happened over the city. On 31 August 47 mm of rain and September 7, 197 mm happened. And the latest figure mounts up to 76.5 mm.
Mainly dry weather persists with high humidity but these occasional rains are no less than comforting hug in the middle of summers.
We expect good rains to continue over Port Blair for another 48 hours, thereafter rain intensity may reduce significantly. We expect that throughout the month of September on & off rains will continue over the Islands including Port Blair.
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Originally Published as: Monsoon rains to continue pour over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on September 7, 2016
Around the month of May, the first Indian region that starts to receive Monsoon rains is Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This is the region where commencement of Monsoon happens. Then by June 1, the Monsoon rains start to affect the mainland of country by embarking over Kerala.
Even though the islands were the first to receive Monsoon rains, during the entire Monsoon season the Andaman & Nicobar Islands is rain deficient with 21%. The reason for being so rain deficient is the absence of any significant weather system Southeast Bay of Bengal.
But at present a cyclonic circulation is seen over Southeast Bay of Bengal at upper levels, which has induced good rains over the area. And in the last 24 hours heavy to extremely rainfall has occurred over the region; Port Blair has received 197 mm of rain, Mayabander 64 mm, Long Island 20 mm, Hutbay 39 mm.
This heavy rainfall is likely to continue for another 24 hours. Thereafter as the weather system moves away into the north direction, the rainfall will also decrease after 24 hours.
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