People ventured out with their umbrellas as Visakhapatnam acquired the primary showers of the 12 months on Sunday. The denizens additionally discovered some respite from the sweltering warmth.
| Photo Credit: V. RAJU
Andhra Pradesh continued to witness inclement climate on Sunday as a number of areas acquired gentle to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms because the trough over the neighbouring States endured at 0.9 km above the imply sea stage.
As of 8.30 a.m., Kalakada mandal of Annamayya district acquired a cumulative rainfall of 99.5 mm in 24 hours.
Other mandals in East Godavari, Anakapalli, Annamayya, Kakinada, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, NTR, Chittoor, Parvathipuram Manyam, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Eluru and Alluri Sitarama Raju districts acquired heavy to very heavy rainfall between 99 mm and 50 mm throughout the identical interval, as per the AP State Planning Development Society’s reviews.
Damage of agriculture and horticulture crops in an enormous extent in these districts was reported.
Rainfall continued all through the day at many places. Till 7 p.m., Tirupati recorded 24.25 mm of cumulative rainfall. All the mandals within the coastal and Rayalaseema districts acquired gentle to average rainfall.
Due to the continual rainfall and funky climate for the previous few days, the utmost and minimal temperatures got here down by about two to 4 levels Celsius from the traditional temperatures within the State.
Similar climate is probably going on Monday as IMD predicts the incidence of sunshine to average rain or thundershowers at many places within the State.
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