July rains act as compensatory blessing for June’s rainfall deficit in Andhra

In good news for farmers, excess rainfall in July made up for June’s deficit in Andhra Pradesh, registering normal rainfall for both the months cumulatively, an official said on Monday.
The state recorded 16 per cent excess rainfall in July, logging 151.5 mm rainfall on average across the state against the normal range of 131.1 mm whereas June suffered a deficit of 37 per cent.
On adding the quantum of rainfall in both months, the state recorded rainfall of 210.7 mm against the normal of 225.2 mm.
In July, except three districts, Annamayya, Chittoor and Tirupati, including Yanam, which recorded deficit rainfall, all the other districts registered between normal and “large excess rainfall”.
Five districts logged “large excess rainfall” and eight districts each recorded excess and normal rainfall, Amaravati Meteorological Centre head Stella Kiran said on Monday.
Under the coastal AP meteorological sub-division, Visakhapatnam district registered large excess rainfall, logging 159 per cent more at 310.9 mm than the normal range of 119.9 mm.
It is followed by Krishna district with 108 per cent more rainfall at 398.5 mm against the normal of 191.2 mm while Vizianagaram district registered 95 per cent higher with 323.8 mm rainfall compared to a normal of 165.7 mm.