MANGALORE: Palya in Alur taluk of Hassan district recorded maximum rainfall of 112mm in Karnataka in the last 24-hours up to 8.30am on Friday. Puttur hobli in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district recorded highest maximum temperature of 39.8°C on March 7 at 2.45pm. Nittur hobli in Bhalki taluk of Bidar district recorded lowest minimum temperature of 16.6°C on March 8 at 6.15am, KSNDMC, Bangalore said.
More than 90% relative humidity has been recorded in 13 per cent of geographical area in the state. Less than 20% of relative humidity has been recorded in 1.5% of geographical area in the state. Rainfall over the state in above 24-hours is considered as isolated since 10% of hoblis and gram panchyaths recorded rainfall greater than or equal to 2.5mm. Rainfall was fairly widespread in three districts; scattered in one, isolated in eight, and negligible in 18 districts.
Heavy rain was recorded in three districts; moderate rain in seven; light rain in two; very light rain in six and no rain in 12 districts. Fairly widespread, heavy rain was received in Kodagu, DK and Hassan. Scattered moderate rain was received in Chikmagalur; isolated, light to moderate rain received in Udupi, Chikkaballapur, Shimoga, Mandya, Tumkur, Mysore, Ramanagar and Bangalore Rural districts. Dry weather condition prevailed in remaining parts of the State.
Karnataka for the period March 2 to March 8 recorded surplus rainfall of 69%. Against normal weighted average rainfall of 1.3mm in south-interior, north-interior, malnad and coastal parts, state recorded rainfall of 2.2mm. For 24-hours period ending 8.30am on March 8, four geographical regions received 1.7mm actual weighted average rainfall against normal weighted average rainfall of 0.2mm, 750% surplus rainfall from the normal.