Three-day wet spell brings down rainfall deficit to 51.7% in Andhra Pradesh

In a positive development, three days of rainfall triggered by a low-pressure system have brought down Andhra Pradesh’s overall rainfall deficit from 54.7% earlier this week to 51.7% as of Sunday (September 13).

Commuters make their way through waterlogged streets following heavy showers in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. | Photo Credit: V. Raju

However, the rainfall has not been enough to make up for the prolonged dry spell during the first three months of the southwest monsoon. Several districts continue to record large deficiencies despite receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall in the past two days.

Between September 1 and 13, West Godavari received 128.2 mm of rainfall against the normal of 71.9 mm, while Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema received 123.3 mm against 75.8 mm. Guntur, too, recorded above-normal rainfall during the first two weeks of September. Yet, the three districts have overall rainfall deficiencies of 42.2%, 41.4% and 32%, respectively.