Unseasonal and continuous rains here

@ptrikha_2 (45648)
India
October 9, 2022 9:48pm CST
October used to be a dry month, as South West Monsoons (coming from Arabian Sea which is to the West of India) and Indian Ocean retreats by then. However, weather patterns as well as cyclonic disturbances across most of the parts of India have caused widespread rains. The unseasonal rains started from Wednesday and Saturday was the most unusual. It rained almost the whole day with hardly any break. We had to travel locally and the traffic was so slow at places. The weather was first enjoyable but it got a bit colder as the mercury dipped from a normal of 33 C to around 23 to 25 C. It rained a bit today early morning as well. It remains to be seen as to how the weather would progress.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
11 Oct 22
Here, it has been raining every night
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@sjvg1976 (41132)
• Delhi, India
11 Oct 22
Here it started again just now. It's been raining here for the last 2-3 days. All rivers in the country are flowing above the danger level.
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@sjvg1976 (41132)
• Delhi, India
11 Oct 22
@sol_cee Yes people are shifting from one place to another in fear.
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@sol_cee (38222)
• Philippines
11 Oct 22
@sjvg1976 omg that sounds alarming. It’s sad though that some places like where @jstory07 lives badly needs rain
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Oct 22
I hope you are okay.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
10 Oct 22
@marlina Yes, I am doing fine but driving in heavy traffic during the rains is a challenge.
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@sjvg1976 (41132)
• Delhi, India
10 Oct 22
@marlina how is weather at your place?
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@marlina (154165)
• Canada
10 Oct 22
@sjvg1976 Right now it is only 15 C
@sjvg1976 (41132)
• Delhi, India
10 Oct 22
Yeah, it's been raining since Saturday. I read the forecast they say there will be no rain on Monday. It's cold now. We have to drape ourselves with the sheet at night for two days . Fans are switched off now. Let's see how the weather remains now.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
10 Oct 22
@sjvg1976 Don't the mosquitoes trouble you when the fans are off. it did rain, but just a little bit today.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
10 Oct 22
@sjvg1976 That sounds bad! Uttarakhand is facing natural disasters more often. I wonder if deforestation and haphazard growth are the big culprits.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
11 Oct 22
@sjvg1976 Yes there are quite a many dam related issues as well.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
10 Oct 22
I hope there's no flooding in your area. Good luck!
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
10 Oct 22
@DaddyEvil Waterlogging issues have been reported. Some interconnecting roads within the overall area have been more impacted. I also saw that even some of the better laid out roads have got damages. That implies more repairs. In a way, a little more rains are beneficial but excessive ones could lead to more hassles and expenses.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
10 Oct 22
@DaddyEvil Yes repairs frequency and cost increases!
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
10 Oct 22
@DaddyEvil Or Government spending cuts for Healthcare or Education. And may be a few more Social Welfare schemes.
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@JudyEv (326823)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Oct 22
We have lit a fire again tonight and we're still getting a lot of showers going through. It should really be warmer and sunnier by now.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
10 Oct 22
@JudyEv So you have an extended Spring due to the rains? The World T 20 Cricket Tournament is about to start. Indian team beat a Western Australian XI in a warm up match. Other teams would start coming to Australia soon. This warm up match was played in Perth but I think many matches would be in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.
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@oahuwriter (26778)
• United States
11 Oct 22
Glad you're safe, wet time unusual, si be safe! Local weather forecast, is of rain coming all week. We've drought, so just as long as weather is beneficial, then great!
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
11 Oct 22
@oahuwriter Unseasonal rains can be a mixed baggage. Good for Groundwater levels but testing for day to day activities and the infrastructure.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
12 Oct 22
@oahuwriter Today is a maximum expected temp around 29 C and a minimum of 19 C. Almost like the early winters.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
13 Oct 22
@oahuwriter Rains have stopped here. Sun is coming out but it is pleasant with a slight nip in the air during early morning. Winters would arrive in around 20 days or so.
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@youless (112166)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Oct 22
I hope the heavy rain will not bring you more troubles and I also don't want it to be a flood.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
10 Oct 22
@youless Waterlogging, Traffic Jams and a few cases of Trees felling down or roads caving in. Tough for the Infrastructure managers.
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@mayka123 (16582)
• India
11 Oct 22
We too had rains till Saturday. The weather has become very hot after that. Just waiting for the weather to cool.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
11 Oct 22
@mayka123 May be you could have the next rain sessions around Diwali!
@May2k8 (18125)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 22
Just like Indonesia as if there is no dry season anymore.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
17 Oct 22
@May2k8 Indonesia is closer to the equator so that makes heat all the year around and more rains as well.
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@jstory07 (135173)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11 Oct 22
We need some of the rain that you are getting. I hope you do not get to much.
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@LadyDuck (460568)
• Switzerland
10 Oct 22
It rained a lot here yesterday and this is good as we still need more rain. Today is very cloudy.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
10 Oct 22
@LadyDuck I can understand as you got less than the expected rains during the summers and then the rainy season.
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
11 Oct 22
@LadyDuck Yet you got lesser rains during these summers?
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@TheHorse (207513)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Oct 22
Will the ground be able to absorb the rains there? Will the unusual rains be helpful or hurtful to local agriculture?
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
11 Oct 22
@TheHorse Not all water would be absorbed. The areas with good Tree and Plant covers or Rainwater harvesting (increasing albeit at a slow pace) would benefit. There could be high runoff in some places. As for agriculture, sowing of certain crops could be delayed or incur a bit of damage due to excess rains. For details, I would have to check further.
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11 Oct 22
there is very serious prediction of rain in Nepal Bhutan Sikkim and Darjeeling
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@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
11 Oct 22
@sathviksouvik That means one needs to make people of these areas more aware. Other measures need to be put in place to tackle flooding or other issues.
@ptrikha_2 (45648)
• India
13 Oct 22
@sathviksouvik Oh that is very tragic! Perhaps some activities can be put on hold during such adverse weather conditions.