The Hindu : Isolated heavy rain for two more days

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Sunday, Oct 13, 2002

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Southern States - Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram

Isolated heavy rain for two more days

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Oct. 12. The northern districts in the State are likely to experience widespread rainfall and isolated heavy rain for the next two days.

According to the head of the weather section at the Met Centre here, Kunhukunhukutty, this rain does not signal the onset of the North East monsoon in the State. The Low Pressure Area (LOPAR) which formed over Lakshadweep three days ago and caused a cyclonic circulation 4.5 km above the earth's surface resulting in the ``active to vigorous'' rain that the State witnessed, is moving in a North-North Westerly and is now over the Goa coast.

Rain in the State has also been fed by another cyclonic circulation over the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. While Hosdurg witnessed 15 cm of rain till 8-30 this morning, Kannur received 13, Kasaragod 9, Kozhikode 7, Koyilandi, 6 and Alapuzha 5 cm of rainfall.

From 8-30 today morning to 5-30 this evening, while Mangalore recorded 7 cm of rain, kannur received 4 cm, Kozhikode, 9 cm and Kochi 9 cm.

The Thiruvananthapuram airport however only recorded 1-1.5 cm rainfall.

According to Mr. Kutty, for the 10 days, from October 1 to 9, the State had received the highest rainfall recorded for this period, since 1975- plus 64 per cent. Among the districts, Kollam _ whose normal rain measurement during this period would be 60.5 cm _ received the highest rainfall-208.8 cm. Thiruvananthapuram has received 187 per cent more than its normal rain for this period while the corresponding figure for Thrissur is 116 per cent.

However, the State as a whole has received the lowest rainfall since 1975 during the South West monsoon-only 65 per cent of what it should have received.

In 1975 the State had received minus 33 per cent of its normal rainfall.

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