Month of March 2015 saw it all - Thunder Storms with rains, followed by cool morning and then Hot days and to end the month - cloudy, hot and humid mornings too!
March 1 saw heavy rains throughout the state due to the trough associated with the Western Disturbance advancing from Afghanistan and Pakistan as explained in THIS post.
Vagaries Goa Rain Gauge at Margao recorded 49 mm on March 1 and 2 mm on March 2, bringing the total rainfall in March to a record 51 mm. Ponda (IMD) recorded the highest at 64.2 mm. Again ligh scattered rainfall was recorded in many parts of Goa around 26th March.
This made March 2015 one of the wettest months in the records maintained by IMD, Goa.
These rains on March 1 and 2 brought down the temperatures considerably, and for a few days the day temperatures touched max 31C and early mornings were pleasant at below 20C! But then the heat and the humidity took charge and lows climbed steadily till they were around 27C towards end March, highs remained steady at around 34C.
March heat is now matching the October heat!!
The following Charts give a picture of the temperature trends:
Feels like the summer truly set in March itself and we can expect this trend to continue in April and May.
March 1 saw heavy rains throughout the state due to the trough associated with the Western Disturbance advancing from Afghanistan and Pakistan as explained in THIS post.
Vagaries Goa Rain Gauge at Margao recorded 49 mm on March 1 and 2 mm on March 2, bringing the total rainfall in March to a record 51 mm. Ponda (IMD) recorded the highest at 64.2 mm. Again ligh scattered rainfall was recorded in many parts of Goa around 26th March.
This made March 2015 one of the wettest months in the records maintained by IMD, Goa.
These rains on March 1 and 2 brought down the temperatures considerably, and for a few days the day temperatures touched max 31C and early mornings were pleasant at below 20C! But then the heat and the humidity took charge and lows climbed steadily till they were around 27C towards end March, highs remained steady at around 34C.
March heat is now matching the October heat!!
The following Charts give a picture of the temperature trends:
Feels like the summer truly set in March itself and we can expect this trend to continue in April and May.
