Goemkarponn desk
Panaji: The Indian Meteorological Department has issued forecast that isolated places in North Goa and South Goa may receive light rain and thundershower for the next five days starting from today.
The sky remained overcast in most parts of the state and light rain was experienced in some parts of North Goa this morning.
Goa received the highest monsoon rainfall in a century, recording 41 per cent more than the normal rainfall for the four-month long season, which ended on Wednesday.
With 41 per cent surplus rains, the State broke its six decade average normal trend, when it touched 165.4 inches (4201.7) of rain for the season. It was in 1961 that the State had last recorded 160 inches of rain.
The State’s average seasonal rainfall is 117.14 inches (2975.6mm). The IMD has, however, predicted post-monsoon showers at some isolated places in the coming days.
Since 2010, the Southwest Monsoon rainfall in the State has been above normal six times – in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019 and this year. The second highest rainfall of 33 per cent above normal recorded in the State was last year.