Mumbai’s August saw a 30% rain shortfall from the norm. While the city usually enjoys an average of 566 mm of rainfall in August, Mumbai recorded only 379 mm last month, making it the third-lowest August rainfall in six years. This comes on the heels of last year’s similarly meagre 177.2 mm. For comparison, August 2022 had quite a downpour of 551 mm, and 2020 was soaked with 1,240 mm rains.
With the dry spell showing no signs of relief, IMD is promising light to moderate showers, with a splash of thunderstorms, for Mumbai and Thane from Monday to Thursday. However, no alerts are in place for both
विदर्भातील जिल्ह्यांमध्ये तुरळक ठिकाणी विजांच्या कडकडाटासह वादळ, सोसाट्याचा वारा आणि मध्यम पाऊस पडण्याची शक्यता आहे.
तपशीलवार जिल्हानिहाय हवामान अंदाज व चेतावणीसाठी कृपयाhttps://t.co/jw7yrf9chD भेट घ्या. pic.twitter.com/QzSVVI977v
— Regional Meteorological Center,Mumbai (@RMC_Mumbai) August 30, 2024
After a rain-soaked July where Mumbai enjoyed a 50% surplus, the city has already exceeded its seasonal average quota of rainfall on August 24. So, while August was a bit of a letdown, Mumbai’s monsoon game is still strong.
