MAPUSA
After playing hide and seek for nearly a month, the southwest monsoon regained its vigour with most parts of the State registering record rainfall since Tuesday evening.
The copious amount of rainfall also brought down the maximum temperature to 26.6 degrees Celsius.
Panaji was pounded with heavy showers thereby recording 202.9 mm of rain which is the tenth highest in June in the last 50 years.
With an average of 146 mm of rain recorded in the last 24 hours, Goa recorded the highest average daily rainfall in this season which has also brought down the seasonal deficit to 39 per cent.
“It is called active or vigorous monsoon rainfall, because of the low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal, which sucks moisture into peninsular India and gives copious rainfall over this region, including Goa,” said Dr Ramesh Kumar, a meteorologist.
He said most of the stations had exceptionally high rainfall recording more than 100 mm of rain in a day.
Panaji recorded a high of 202.9 mm rainfall followed by Dabolim with 193.4 mm and Mapusa at 184 mm. Similarly, Margao received 118.6 mm, Pernem 151.4 mm, Canacona 117.6 mm, Valpoi 107.8 mm and the least at Sanguem at 84.9 mm.
“This type of extreme or intense rainfall is typical of a global warming or climate change scenario,” Dr Kumar informed.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rain in most places till June 30 and light to moderate rain on July 1 and 2.
The Met Department said squally weather with wind speeds of 40-45 kmph and gusting to 55 kmph is likely along and off the South Maharashtra-Goa coast till July 2.
Fishermen are advised not to venture along and off South Maharashtra-Goa coast for next four days.
