MANGALORE, Jul 25 (Times of India): South-west monsoon activity was weak in all 30 districts of the state in the last 24-hours ending 8.30am on Wednesday, a period that saw Castle Rock in Supa taluk of Uttara Kannada district recorded maximum rainfall of 64.5mm . Rainfall over state is considered as isolated since 11% of hoblis and gram panchayats recorded rainfall greater than equal to 2.5mm, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, Bangalore stated.
Rainfall was widespread in one district, fairly widespread in two, scattered in one, isolated in nine, and negligible in 17 districts. Heavy rain was recorded in one district; moderate rain in eight; light rain in four; very light rain in 14. Three districts received no rainfall.Widespread, moderate to heavy rain was recorded in Uttara Kannada; fairly widespread, moderate to rather heavy rain in the coastal districts of Udupi, and Dakshina Kannada.
Isolated, light to heavy rain was recorded in Gulbarga, Kodagu, Hassan, Belgaum, Bidar, Dharwad, Chikmagalur, Haveri, and Gadag districts. Dry weather condition prevailed in remaining parts of the state. Karnataka for the period June 1 to July 25 has recorded deficit rainfall of 40%. Against normal weighted average rainfall of 421.7mm in south-interior, north-interior, Malnad and coastal parts, state received 252.6mm rainfall.
For 24-hours period ending 8.30am on July 25, the four geographical regions of Karnataka received 1.1mm actual weighted average rainfall against normal weighted average rainfall of 9.2mm, a deficit of 88%. The deficit is more pronounced in Malnad regions of the state where the deficit is 50%, south-interior Karnataka 45%, coastal Karnataka 37% and north-interior Karnataka 33 for the period June 1 to July 25, KSNDMC statement adds.