The pre-monsoon showers that lashed Mysuru and the interior regions so far this year have been uniform and widespread. As a result, all the taluks have received above-normal rainfall in April when compared to the long-term average for the month.
While H.D. Kote received 31.9 mm of rainfall during the week against a normal of 17.3 mm, the cumulative rains from April 1 to 23 was 72.33 mm against a normal of 46.45 mm, as per Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) statistics.
Likewise, Hunsur received 31.9 mm last week against a normal of 17.3 mm while the cumulative rainfall for the month is 66 mm against a normal of 41.9 mm. K.R. Nagar received 43.5 mm of rainfall for the week against a normal of 13.1 mm while the cumulative rainfall for the month of April so far has been 141 mm against a normal of 85.4 mm.
Mysuru taluk received 44 mm rainfall during the week against a normal of 17 mm while the cumulative rainfall for the period of April 1 to 23 is 91 mm against a normal of 34.5 mm.
The cumulative rainfall for Nanjangud Periyapatana and T. Narsipura taluks for the period of April 1 to 23 is also above normal. For Nanjangud, it is 62.1 mm against a normal of 39.3 mm. Periyapatana received 111.3 mm against a normal of 34.8 mm and T. Narsipura received 51.9 mm against a normal of 38.2 mm of rainfall for April 1 to 23, as per updated statistics from the KSNDMC.
MYSURU APRIL 24, 2017 00:00 IST
