Coastal Andhra and parts of Central Andhra Pradesh continued to receive moderate to heavy rainfall for the third consecutive day on Sunday, June 28. The day’s highest rainfall of 68.25 mm was recorded at the SRM University area in Guntur district.

According to the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), rainfall received by various stations is as follows: APSRTC area in Peddapuram of Kakinada district-55.5 mm, Krishnapuram in Alluri Sitharama Raju district-53 mm, Rajam in Vizianagaram district-52.5 mm, Raja Nagaram in East Godavari-51.25 mm, Tadepalli in Guntur district-43.5 mm, Bhattiprolu in Bapatla district-40.11 mm, Vijayawada Central-26.5 mm.

Officials said, unlike on Saturday, when the wet spell was concentrated at a few places, rainfall on Sunday had a wider distribution.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rain at isolated places in Coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Rayalaseema on Monday, due to the continuation of a trough that runs from North Interior Karnataka to Comorin region across Rayalaseema, South Interior Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

An upper air cyclonic circulation over north Telangana and neighbourhood also persists. There is another trough from northern parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh to Madhya Maharashtra across Chhattisgarh and Marathwada at 4.5 km above mean sea level, said the IMD.