This Article is From May 29, 2015

Rain Likely to Occur in Karnataka Today

Rain Likely to Occur in Karnataka Today

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Bengaluru: Karnataka is likely to experience rain today, an official said. The Meteorological Office has forecast rainfall in 24 of the 30 districts, while it rained in 26 districts on Thursday.

One person is suspected to have died in Kalaburgi district because of heat on Thursday, but this has not yet been confirmed.

"We cannot confirm if the death was due to heat or some other reason. We are waiting for the post mortem report," said Vipul Bansal, Deputy Commissioner of Kalaburgi district.

The total rainfall recorded in the state on Thursday was 5.8 mm - a surplus of 83 per cent as compared to the season's average of 3.2 mm, officials said.

Bengaluru city and Airport Meteorological Office (AMO) Kempegowda International Airport Limited (KIAL) experienced 0.6 mm and 0.2 mm rainfall respectively on Thursday.

However, there was no rain in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Bidar and Shivamogga districts on Thursday.

The weatherman said Bengaluru will see a cloudy sky with the possibility of rain or thundershowers today. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 31 degrees Celsius, while the minimum will hover around 22 degrees Celsius.

Thursday's maximum temperature was 28.3 degrees Celsius, five notches below the season's average, while the minimum was 22.3 degrees Celsius, slightly above the season's average.
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