A.P.’s rainfall deficit rises as rain plays hide and seek

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A flooded roadworthy  pursuing  dense  rainfall  astatine  Benz ellipse  successful  Vijayawada past  week. Only 8  districts, including NTR, received mean   magnitude  of rainfall truthful  acold   successful  the State.

A flooded roadworthy pursuing dense rainfall astatine Benz ellipse successful Vijayawada past week. Only 8 districts, including NTR, received mean magnitude of rainfall truthful acold successful the State. | Photo Credit: K V S Giri

As rainfall plays fell and seek, the wide rainfall shortage percent successful Andhra Pradesh accrued to 32.8% connected Thursday, June 18, with 20 retired of 28 districts reporting either deficient oregon ample deficient rainfall.

According to accusation from the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), the State received 45.2 mm arsenic against the mean of 67.3 mm betwixt June 1 and June 18.

Except for 8 districts — Kurnool, Anantapur, Nandyal, Sri Sathya Sai, NTR, Bapatla, Guntur and Palnadu — which person reported either mean oregon excess rainfall, the remaining 20 districts person reported either deficient oregon ample deficient rainfall. The shortage percentages successful the districts of Polavaram, Alluri Sitharama Raju, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema and Annamayya person crossed 60%.

The North and South Coastal A.P. received bully rainfall connected June 17 (Wednesday), with the highest magnitude being 96.91 mm, recorded successful Vepada of Vizianagaram district. On Thursday, little than 20 stations successful the State received airy to mean showers, the highest being 54 mm, recorded successful Markapuram district.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said determination is simply a anticipation of heatwaves successful isolated places of coastal areas connected Friday, portion blistery and humid conditions whitethorn prevail crossed the State connected Friday and Saturday. Other areas whitethorn spot thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning and beardown winds.

Between June 21 and 25, determination whitethorn not beryllium overmuch rainfall successful South Coastal A.P. and Rayalaseema, portion NCAP whitethorn person airy showers, according to the IMD’s play forecast.

Published - June 18, 2026 09:08 p.m. IST

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