Red alert issued for Khandwa and Harda:Heavy rain expected in 19 MP districts; 38 districts still record below-normal rainfall

Monsoon, which arrived in Madhya Pradesh on June 24 with a 9-day delay, also entered the districts of Ujjain, Gwalior, and Chambal divisions on Thursday. Thus, the monsoon has covered the entire state in just 9 days. However, 38 districts of the state have received less than normal rainfall so far. Meanwhile, Bhopal, Indore, and Dewas have received the most rainfall. According to the Meteorological Centre Bhopal, the spell of rain will now continue across the entire state. On Friday, there is a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in Khandwa and Harda, while Dhar, Barwani, Khargone, Dewas, Burhanpur, and Betul may experience extremely heavy rainfall. In the next 24 hours, 4 to 8 inches of rain is expected here. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is expected in Ratlam, Ujjain, Rajgarh, Raisen, Narmadapuram, Sagar, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Pandhurna, Seoni, Balaghat, Dindori, and Anuppur. Thunderstorms and rain will also continue in Alirajpur, Jhabua, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Agar-Malwa, Indore, Shajapur, Sehore, Vidisha, Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Sheopur, Gwalior, Morena, Bhind, Datia, Niwari, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Damoh, Panna, Satna, Rewa, Mauganj, Sidhi, Jabalpur, Singrauli, Maihar, Umaria, Katni, Shahdol, and Mandla. First red alert of the season today The Meteorological Department has issued an alert for very heavy or heavy rainfall in the state for the next 4 days, i.e., till July 6. A red alert has been issued for the next 2 days. This warning has been issued for the first time this season. Water fell in more than 15 districts, including Bhopal On Thursday, heavy rain occurred in more than 15 districts, including Bhopal. Amidst the storm and rain, a large tree fell at Maharani Lakshmi Bai Girls School in Satna. 2 young women were trapped under the debris. A bike and a street food cart parked near the boundary also came under the tree and debris. 23% less rainfall in the state so far This time, Madhya Pradesh experienced a period of storms and rain throughout the month of June. Meanwhile, on July 2, several districts also received heavy rainfall. Due to this, a total of 113.1 mm, or 4.5 inches, of rain has fallen so far. However, this is 23 per cent less than the normal rainfall of 147.7 mm, or 5.9 inches. The eastern part of the state has received 48 per cent less rain, and the western part has received only 1 per cent less rain. Less in June, now hopes from July According to the Meteorological Department, there was less rain in June, but there are high hopes for July. This month has a trend of one-third of the entire monsoon’s rainfall. For example, if Bhopal has a normal rainfall of 39 inches, then 14 inches of rain occurs in July. Among the major cities, Jabalpur is the only one where more than 17 inches of rain falls. In the month of July alone, the state receives up to 40 percent of its quota of rain. The state’s normal rainfall is 37.3 inches. The normal rainfall for Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, and Gwalior districts ranges from 38 to 39 inches. Districts with less/more than normal rainfall
Such a trend in 5 major cities of MP in July Indore records 11.5 inches of rain in 24 hours Talking about Indore, there is a record of 11.5 inches of rain in 24 hours, which occurred on July 27, 1913. In the year 1973, 30.5 inches of water fell in the entire month of July. Due to rain, a drop in temperature is also observed here. The average monthly rainfall in Indore is 12 inches. On average, it rains here for 13 days. Bhopal records 41 inches of rain Bhopal receives heavy rainfall in July. Here, there is a record of about 1031.4 mm, or 41 inches, of rain in a single month. This happened in the year 1986. On July 22, 1973, 11 inches of rain fell in a single day, which is still a record. Talking about rainy days in Bhopal, it rains for an average of 15 days in July. The average rainfall for the month is 367.7 mm, which is 14.4 inches. Due to the rain, the daytime temperature remains below 30 degrees Celsius and the nighttime temperature below 25 degrees Celsius. Jabalpur holds the record for the highest rainfall Among the four major cities, Jabalpur is where it rains the most in July. In 1930, about 45 inches of rain fell, while on July 30, 1915, the highest 24-hour rainfall was 13.5 inches. Last year, more than 13 inches of rain fell in July. The highest rainfall was recorded in 2013 and 2016. The normal rainfall in Jabalpur for July is 17 inches. It rains for 15 to 16 days in the month. Gwalior received less than 8 inches of rain 6 times Gwalior receives the least rainfall compared to Bhopal, Indore, and Jabalpur. In the last 10 years, it has rained less than 8 inches 6 times, while the average rainfall here is around 9 inches. Gwalior recorded its highest monthly rainfall in the year 1935. Then, 623.3 mm, or 24.5 inches of rain, was recorded. Speaking of the highest rainfall in 24 hours, on July 12, 2015, 190.6 mm, or 7.5 inches of rain, fell. In Gwalior, it rains for an average of 11 days in the month of July. About 40 percent of Ujjain’s quota of rainfall occurs this month Like other cities in the state, Ujjain also experiences heavy rainfall in July. About 40 per cent of its quota of rainfall occurs this month.