Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medchal records excess rainfall this monsoon

The Hyderabad city has recorded a staggering 200mm of excess rainfall, above the normal rainfall that it usually receives during the period from June 1 to August 19, and the monsoon is still a far way from being over.

The rainfall has been such that in the last one week, from August 13 to 19, Hyderabad recorded 128 mm of rainfall, taking the cumulative rainfall in this monsoon to 540.9 mm.

According to the India Meteorological Department, all the three districts in Greater Hyderabad – Rangareddy, Hyderabad and Medchal-Malkajgiri – have recorded excess rainfall this monsoon.

For a normal rainfall of 340 mm between June 1 and August 19, Hyderabad has so far recorded 540.9 mm while Rangareddy and



Medchal-Malkajgiri recorded 467.5 mm and 491.3 mm respectively.

On Wednesday, several parts of the city including Saroornagar, Keesara, Kapra, Uppal, Marredpally and Balanagar witnessed normal rainfall. In the last 24 hours, the highest rainfall of 26 mm was recorded at Charminar while across the State, the highest was at Asifabad at 165.6 mm.

The Telangana State Development Planning Society said light to moderate rains were expected in Hyderabad in the next three days.

Meanwhile, a weather warning from the IMD said heavy to very heavy rain was ‘very likely’ to occur at several places across Telangana with the possibility of water pooling on roads and in low-lying areas.