PANAJI
Goa is experiencing its wettest monsoon in over a century. The four-month season, which is yet to end, on Tuesday, recorded State’s highest-ever rainfall surpassing that of 2020.
With 46.9 per cent surplus rains, the State, till date, has received 163 inches (4141.5mm) of rainfall thus breaking the 2020 record of 162 inches (4121mm) – which was considered as the highest.
Before this, the year Goa got Liberated 1961 had recorded 160 inches of rain for the entire season.
According to IMD, the monsoon currents have been very active over the State throughout the season so far and the trend is expected to continue for a few more days. The State is currently on Yellow Alert warning.
Various factors have been attributed to the increasing rainfall activities, including a low-pressure belt formation in the Arabian Sea, low-pressure area in Bay of Bengal, cyclonic circulations, offshore trough, etc.
Goa had crossed the 100-inch rainfall mark within 51 days of the 2024 monsoon season as against the 66 days it took to reach the milestone in 2020. The months of June, July and August – all had ended with surplus rains.
