Cyclonic circulation triggers downpour in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur: The rain god is at his generous best. The city received a bounty of 50 mm average rainfall on a single evening.

The low-pressure area, which was hovering over the Bay, has intensified further. An associated storm is also brewing over Jharkhand and its neighbourhood, 1.5km above the sea level. The two favourable weather systems will result in widespread rain over Jharkhand in the next two days.

Heavy showers lashed several parts of Jharkhand in the past 24 hours, courtesy a stagnant and deep depression over Gangetic Bengal and Bangladesh.

Statistics revealed all the 24 districts experienced medium to heavy rainfall since yesterday.

The local meteorological office in Jamshedpur registered 50mm

“The downpour is the result of a deep depression, which lay centered 80km north-east of Kolkata. However, it is expected to weaken in a day since it has hit land,” said the official of Patna Meteorological Office.

In its forecast, the Patna Met office predicted widespread showers across Jharkhand in the next 24 hours. It also extended torrential rain warning at a few places.

Besides raising hopes of a good crop season, the widespread rainfall has also tamed the mercury.

Both maximum and minimum readings have nosedived. Jamshedpur today recorded a day temperature of 28.4°C against yesterday’s 30.5°C. The reading is eight degrees below normal. Ranchi, on the other hand, recorded 28.2°C against yesterday’s 29.5°C. Relative humidity, however, reached as high as 95 per cent in the morning.

Weather analysts said that the monsoon would remain active in Jharkhand unlike last year, when it had become dormant soon after arrival.

Several parts of Jharkhand, including Jamshedpur soaked in showers today.