Seven low-pressure systems, but little rain relief for Andhra Pradesh
Despite the formation of seven low-pressure systems in the Bay of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh continues to face a significant rainfall deficit during the Southwest monsoon. Meteorologists attribute the lack of widespread rain to large-scale atmospheric subsidence linked to El Niño.
Why it matters
The severe rainfall deficit poses a major threat to agriculture and water security in the region.
Low-pressure systems have come and gone, but none has translated into good rainfall for Andhra Pradesh during the first three months of the Southwest monsoon.
The latest system, which formed over Gangetic West Bengal and the northwest Bay of Bengal on August 23, is likely to move nearly west-northwestwards during the 24 hours ending at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. It brought light showers at isolated places in the State on August 24. On Tuesday, only a few places in coastal Andhra Pradesh received rainfall, with none recording more than 25 mm, according to real-time rainfall data available with the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES).
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light rain at a few places in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh on August 26, but there is no forecast of widespread rainfall in the State until August 29.
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