Extraordinary Desert Rain !!
And the Rains continue to lash Gujarat ! ... http://ow.ly/2h5Rw

In 24hrs, another N-W Bay low expected along Orissa coast ... http://ow.ly/i/2RqT

2:30pm, Showers again will pickup along Orissa and N. Andhra coast .. . http://ow.ly/i/2Rqv

2:30pm, Scattered showers over E. Rajasthan, Uttarpradesh, Bihar, N. Jharkand, Uttarakand and Himachal ... . http://ow.ly/i/2Rqv

2:30pm, Maharastra and Karnataka coast getting subdued rainfall ... . http://ow.ly/i/2Rqv

2:30pm, Whirl cloud formation seen along Pakistan coast .. http://ow.ly/i/2Rqv

A deep low pressure over S pakistan ... http://ow.ly/i/2Rqp

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Extraordinary Desert Rain !!

And the Rains continue to lash Gujarat !

Sure, I did mention yesterday that there is 1 more day of rains there, but least imagined it would be with such vigour !

Kutch and Jamnagar districts bore the brunt.

Heaviest amonst the Gujarat rains as on Tuesday morning ( 24 hrs) were:

Kutch : Abdasa:103 mms, Anjar: 190 mms, Bhachau: 173 mms, Bhuj: 73 mms, Gandhidham: 100 mms,

Mandvi*: 449 mms, Mundra:116 mms,Nakhatrana: 95 mms, Rapar:104 mms

* Mandvi we discussed yesterday had recieved 124 % of its seasonal rain. But with another whopping 449mms, its got more than 250 %, with all the season's rain in a day yesterday !!

These are phenomenal for a day's rain. C'mon, this is desert territory, not a coastal region.

Kutch, has by now measured 97 % of its season's rain till Tuesday morning.

And another rain battered region,Jamnagar:

The 24 hrs rainfall as on Tuesday morning:

Jamnagar city: 466 mms,Jodia: 212 mms, Khambhalia:208 mms,Lalpur:164 mms,Kalyanpur:155 mms and Dwarka :97 mms

This district has by Tuesday recieved 97% of its season's rainfall !

Now, with Mumbai Colaba having reached its season's total, it can afford to adhere to our estimate of 2/3 days of "rest period". Required for "cleaning up" and restoring roads !

Today (Tuesday) morning, the Colaba rains for this season totalled 1923 mms. And the season's normal quota till Setember end is 1920 mms.

So, all in excess now ! I'm not talking about the lakes, mind well !