Bangalore Rains: According to a post shared on platform X by @Bnglrweatherman, Bengaluru has broken a 133-year-old record for the highest single-day rainfall in June. Surpassing the month’s average of 110.3mm, the city has seen an unprecedented 140.7mm of rainfall over the past two days.
Bengaluru is experiencing thundershowers as the Southwest Monsoon hits Karnataka leading to widespread rainfall across its coastal regions. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for the city, predicting a cloudy sky with a few spells of rain or thundershowers on Monday. The downpour is anticipated to persist until June 5.
Historic Rainfall
According to a post shared on platform X by @Bnglrweatherman, Bengaluru has broken a 133-year-old record for the highest single-day rainfall in June. Surpassing the month’s average of 110.3mm, the city has seen an unprecedented 140.7mm of rainfall over the past two days.
Rainfall stats for BENGALURU city via @metcentre_bng & @KarnatakaSNDMC ending at 11:30 PM #BengaluruRains #BangaloreRains
City IMD: 111mm
HAL IMD: 47mmCity IMD breaks the 133 year old record of the highest ever rainfall in a single day in June & crossed the June month average… https://t.co/LJHYeOXgyV pic.twitter.com/k6FRAQFEdX
— Karnataka Weather (@Bnglrweatherman) June 2, 2024
Weekly Forecast Bengaluru
The Silicon valley of India is expected to witness generally cloudy sky with a few spells of rain or thundershowers from June 2-5. Further rainfall is also expected on June 8th and 9th, according to the weekly forecast by the weather department.
