Instead, temperatures in Bengaluru are hovering between 30°C and 32°C for the past few days, pushing the city perilously close to a 75-year Sept heat record. Bengaluru: By its traditional weather calendar, Bengaluru should now be basking in one of the southwest monsoon’s wettest phases.
Bengaluru’s all-time Sept maximum is 33.3°C, recorded on Sept 16, 1951. Monday’s maximum was 1.4°C short of that mark. A senior official from Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre said as many as 122 taluks had reported zero rainfall for three consecutive weeks. With Karnataka declaring 101 of its 239 taluks as drought-hit, officials expect the number to rise sharply before the official southwest monsoon season ends later this month.
This dry condition is likely to prevail for the next couple of days,” said CS Patil, scientist at IMD, Bengaluru. Agriculture and horticulture officials said the impact is beginning to show across rainfed areas, with production expected to take a major hit. “The near-record temperature across Bengaluru city is largely influenced by El Nino. The heat is accompanied by an equally unusual absence of rain across large parts of the state. coastal Karnataka and south-interior Karnataka recorded nil rainfall While some parts of north Karnataka received light to moderate isolated showers. The prolonged dry spell has disrupted the state’s kharif-sowing pattern. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bengaluru | Silver Rate in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru | Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Petrol Price in Bengaluru | Diesel Price in Bengaluru | CNG Price in Bengaluru | LPG Price in Bengaluru