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Summer rainfall seems to person fixed Kerala a miss this twelvemonth truthful far, with astir regions witnessing scanty showers this season. Rainfall is astir 38% deficient, amplifying the interaction of the summertime heat, which is nearing heatwave conditions successful galore parts of the State. This includes Punalur successful Kollam, wherever the mercury soared to astir 4.4°C supra mean connected Monday, followed by Kottayam and Palakkad, which recorded temperatures 4.3°C and 3.6°C supra normal, respectively, connected the day.
On the different hand, the State has received lone 61.1 mm of summertime rainfall truthful acold this play against the mean of 98.7 mm, marking a shortfall of 38%. Last year, the State received a ample excess of summertime rain, particularly during the fag extremity of the play successful May, which helped Kerala nett a full of 776.6 mm of rainfall against the mean 359 mm, an excess of 116%.
