Thursday, July 26, 2012

torrential rains... (am.26.jul.12)>

Yesterday's high temp: 73.0F (22.8C)
This morning's low temp: 66.7F (19.3C)
Rainfall since 10pm last night: 0.63" (8mm)
Rainfall in past 24 hours: 0.82" (1.2cm)

As you can see, rainfall amounts have not been heavy up to now, although it has been raining off and on since last evening.  We also had quite a thunder and lightning show last night, but not a lot of rain to go with it.  Heavier rain has kicked in at the time of this posting (7am), and there are numerous areas of rain and a few thundershowers drifting through north India -- so amounts will be adding up.

*Update @ 9:52am... Now 3.02" (7.7cm) in just over 3 hours.  Light to moderate rain in progress.

*Update @ 8:50am... 2.72" (6.9cm) of rain since 6:45am.  2.92" (7.4cm) since midnight.  Rain has stopped for the moment, but redevelopment could occur at any time, from the way the satellite pics are looking.

*Update @ 8:07am... 2.5" (6.4cm) since 6:45am!!  Definitely the most intense/torrential downpour of the season... and still raining quite heavily.

*Update @ 740am... Just in the half hour that i was composing this morning's post, much steadier, heavier rain has set in.  Since 6:45am, I have exactly one inch (2.5cm) in my rain gauge, and still pouring.


If we are fortunate, we may see some breaks in the clouds during the coming few days, allowing some sun to peek through -- otherwise, it looks like classic mid-monsoon conditions are here to stay.  Expect a predominance of clouds, fog, and occasional periods of rain and thunder right through the forecast period.

I'll do my best to keep rainfall totals updated here, and on the JULY RAINFALL tab at the top of the page.

THURSDAY:
mostly cloudy and foggy.  occasional rain and some thunder... VERY HEAVY RAIN this morning.
high: 22C (72F)

THURSDAY NIGHT:
partly to mostly cloudy with fog at times.  more periods of rain and thunder likely.
low: 19C (66F)

FRIDAY:
some peeks of sun?  otherwise mostly cloudy and foggy at times.  another round or two of rain and thunder likely.
high: 23C (74F)

SATURDAY:
clouds, fog, and perhaps a period of sunshine.  a couple of periods of rain/thunder likely.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 23C (74F)

SUNDAY:
mostly cloudy and foggy.  periods of rain and some thunder likely.
morning low: 19C (66F)
daytime high: 23C (73F)

MONDAY:
clouds and fog, along with periods of rain and thunder.
morning low: 18C (65F)
daytime high: 22C (72F)