Telangana received just eight cm rainfall in August, which is -63% deviation from the normal. There were rains for just six days, as against the normal of 18 days. Also, this is the second lowest rainfall in recent times with 42.7 mm, received with a deviation of -76% way back in 1968.
Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS) informed in its weather analysis that the normal rainfall in August is 21.7 cm and this year, the average rainfall is just 0.3 mm as against 9 mm. The highest rainfall recorded this season was at Krishna in Narayanpet district of 1.5 cm.
“This is clearly the effect of El Nino (unusual warming of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America, which influences weather conditions across the world, including Indian monsoon), which has impacted the rainfall, ” said TSDPS weather forecast consultant Y.V. Rama Rao.
