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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

State receives ample summer rain

After a dry start to the 2022 summer season, Kerala is now experiencing one of the wettest summer rainfall episodes in recent years.

The State has recorded 129% excess rainfall between March 1 and April 14, with 11 districts recording 'large excess' or more than 60% excess rainfall. The remaining three districts - Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur - have recorded 'excess' rainfall.

In the matter of summer rainfall, northern-most Kasaragod leads with a stunning 569% excess, recording 172.7 mm rainfall against 25.8 mm, the 'normal rainfall' expected during this period. The summer season had kicked off on a dry note and the sweltering heat had pushed up electricity consumption to record levels in March.

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