With summer rain continuing to play hide and seek in most parts of the State, especially in north Kerala, where the rain deficit is over 90%, temperatures in most parts of the State are about 2 to 3°C higher than the normal temperature.
Though people woke up to cloudy mornings in most areas of the State in the past few days, mercury continued to climb as the day progressed in the State.
The absence of cumulonimbus clouds that used to form over the State during the peak of April, causing the thunderstorms and bringing respite to the people from the scorching heat, is pushing the temperature up. The cumulative rain deficit in the State as of April 20, Saturday, is 60%, with the State receiving only 39.6 mm rainfall against the average of 98.7 mm during the period from March 1 to April 20.
