Telangana’s cumulative rainfall for October has been a mere 6.5 mm against the normal rainfall of 89.2 mm with a deviation of -93%, which is the lowest monthly rainfall recorded in 58 years. The earlier lowest rainfall of 0.9 mm was recorded way back in October 1965 and 7.2 mm in October 1967, respectively.
Meteorologists at the Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS) have informed that while the global ‘El Nino’ (Pacific Ocean warming that affects the Indian monsoon) is the most likely phenomenon because no other activity has been witnessed, the suppressed Easterly winds from the Bay of Bengal could have led to the weak rainfall during the month.
“There were a couple of low-pressure cyclones that formed in the Bay of Bengal but one prominent one went off towards Bangladesh, hence there was no rainfall. There won’t be much rainfall in November and December also,” said TSDPS weather forecast consultant Y.V. Rama Rao on Wednesday.
