It’s rainiest November in Bengaluru since 1916; more to come!

This November, the rain in Bengaluru broke all records. The wettest in over hundred years, you gotta wait a few more days to see the sun shine!

Temperature is dipping down to 16 degrees. Gone are the days when the sun scorched at 40 degrees – 22 degree is the hottest part of the day now. The weather almost makes it feel like old-time Bangalore.

Gloomy sky. Drizzles throughout the day and night. Heavy downpour by the time you leave office. Water logs, traffic jams. This is the typical rainy season in Bengaluru, though rains gave us a miss during the South West monsoon in May – June.

This November, the incessant rain that soaked Bengalureans has broken the all-time record. As on November 19th morning, the city received 256.4 mm rains. The last time Bengaluru city received such a high rainfall in the month of November was in 1916 – 252.2 mm for the entire month.

Here is the daily rainfall data as calculated by India Meteorological Department.

The city has received 1,200 mm of rain this year. The total rainfall in October and November this year is 303 mm.

More rains in coming few days!

For people who were hoping to see some sunshine this weekend, there is more bad news in the offing. Meteorological Department expects the rain to continue till this weekend. The rain which watered down Deepavali celebrations is likely to ruin your weekend plans too. Courtesy, a new depression in Arabian Sea.

According to Indian Meteorological Department, the rain that lashed the city during the past 10 days was due to the depression that was developed in Bay of Bengal. While the intensity of depression on Bay of Bengal has reduced, another depression has formed in Arabian Sea, close to Lakshadweep.

Rajashekhar, Assistant Meteorologist at the office of Indian Meteorological Department, Bengaluru told Citizen Matters that incessant rain is the result of the forming of two depressions back to back, without a break. Low pressure has formed in Lakshadweep which will result in depression due to which Bengaluru city is likely to receive rainfall for at least next 2-3 days.

New depression forming near Lakshwadweep, in Arabian Sea. Souce: Windyty.com

The city which witnessed low temperature in the last few days might see a slight change in temperature after the rain stops. “The temperature may not rise too high, but it might increase up to 25 degree,” Rajashekhar informed.

Weather forecast for Bengaluru

This graphic created by meteoblue.com, in Windyty.com gives an idea of the temperature and rainfall in the week to come, at Highgrounds, Bengaluru. It has a tool that can be dragged over any location you want, to get forecast for that particular area. 

You can also check the weather section of timeanddate.com to see what Bengaluru weather will look like hour by hour, for next one week. The website says that the temperature of Bengaluru is likely to remain below 30 degree for next one week, sky will remain cloudy and some rains can be expected.

NASA’s Integrated Multi-satellite Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) combines all data from 12 satellites into a global map of rainfall at half hourly intervals. The rainfall accumulation analysis above was computed from data generated by IMERG during the past week from November 9-16, 2015. Source: http://pmm.nasa.gov/extreme-weather/indias-deadly-flooding-rains-measured-imerg

With inputs from News Desk

Related Articles

Musings of a Bangalorean on a rainy evening…
Why is it cloudy and raining in Bangalore – now?
Rainfall in Bangalore over the last century: Has it really changed?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Similar Story

Garudachar palya: The “hot spot” in Whitefield’s IT Hub

Examining the heat island effect in densely built-up Garudachar Palya ward in Whitefield’s IT Hub, which also has limited tree cover.

Garudachar Palya is part of Mahadevapura constituency, with an area of 6.5 sq km, which includes four revenue villages — Garudachar Palya, Hoodi, Seegehalli, and Nallurahalli. These villages have stayed mostly the same, while the city has expanded around them with more organised development from the BDA. This mismatch has led to issues like narrow village lanes becoming crowded with traffic, as they’re now used as shortcuts to bypass main roads. Looking at population growth, between 2011 and 2024, the ward has seen an estimated increase of 62.24%. This rapid growth adds to the existing strain on infrastructure. Ward no…

Similar Story

Saving Dwarka Forest: Citizens approach apex court to protect forest land near Delhi airport

Delhi’s Dwarka Forest has seen brazen destruction thanks to a railway redevelopment project. A recent SC stay order has raised hopes.

According to a recent World Bank report, India presently accounts for a meagre 1.8% of the global forest cover. Even more concerning is the fact that an enormous ‘46,759 acres of forest-land have been sanctioned for mining’ across the country, over the course of the last five years, by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) itself. According to many ace climate scientists and researchers, our planet has already hit “the tipping point”. In this backdrop, the people’s struggle to save Dwarka Forest, one of the last remaining natural forest lands in a choking capital city, is a…