Summary:
Vayu cyclone, that was feared to bring disaster in the state, actually turned out to be a blessing. A report by the state government on Wednesday said that 240 of 251 talukas in the state witnessed rains because of Vayu. Except for some remote talukas of Kutch, north Gujarat, east Gujarat, and south Gujarat, all talukas recorded rains. Ahmedabad recorded maximum temperature of 36.1°C, two degrees lower than normal, while minimum temperature stood at 25.3°C, two degrees less than normal. Saurashtra region witnessed the maximum 65 mm average rains, followed by north Gujarat (57 mm), south Gujarat (28 mm), east-central Gujarat (19 mm) and Kutch (9 mm)..