May records 2nd highest rainfall in 121 years; no significant heat wave spell: IMD
May acquired the second highest rainfall in 121 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned in its month-to-month report Thursday, attributing two back-to-back cyclones and western disturbances for the report precipitation. It additionally mentioned that at 34.18 levels Celsius, the common most temperature over India this May was the fourth lowest since 1901.
The lowest ever temperature recorded for May was 32.68 levels Celsius in 1917. The temperature was lowest since 1977 when it was of 33.84 levels Celsius, the IMD mentioned.
There was no significant heat wave spell noticed throughout the month over any elements of India, he mentioned.
Rainfall over the nation as an entire for the month of May 2021 exhibits that it has recorded 107.9 millimetres which is 74 per cent greater than its Long Period Average (LPA) of 62 mm.
“Rainfall over India during the month of May was second highest since 1901. The ever highest rainfall occurred in the year 1990 (110.7mm),” the IMD mentioned in its month-to-month report for May.
May noticed formation of a cyclone every in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
Tauktae shaped over the Arabian Sea and developed into an ”extraordinarily extreme cyclonic storm”. It hit the Gujarat coast on May 17 after battering states alongside the western coast.
Cyclone ”Yaas” developed over the Bay of Bengal and intensified right into a ”very extreme cyclonic storm”. It hit the Odisha coast on May 26 and in addition affected West Bengal.
These two techniques introduced rainfall not solely over the states alongside the western and jap coasts but in addition to different elements of the nation. For occasion, as Cyclone ”Tauktae” weakened, it headed in the direction of north India and introduced rains over a number of elements of north India.
Similarly, ‘Yaas’ introduced rains over east India together with Jharkhand, Bihar because it weakened.
The IMD mentioned that in all three months of the summer time of 2021, frequencies of western disturbance actions over north India have been greater than regular.
In March, April and May 2021, it was seven, 9 and eight respectively towards regular of 4-6 WDs, the IMD added.
Western disturbances are cyclonic storms that originate in the Mediterranean, traverse throughout Central Asia and hit the north India. They are vital to northwest India as they’re a serious supply of snow and rainfall throughout the winters.
Like in March and April 2021, heat wave circumstances in May 2021 was occasional and in addition for shorter durations over very small area.
“No significant heat wave occurred throughout the month over the nation besides northwest Rajasthan the place it was noticed for 2 days on May 29 and 30,” the IMD mentioned.
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