Summary:
The total rainfall average for the district stood at 131.4mm.The intensity of the rain can be gauged from the fact that the district’s normal rainfall average in May is 170mm and the district received 400mm. Last year the five month rainfall average in the district was 154 mm. Mangaluru Taluk was the worst hit recording 288.5 mm in last 24 hours from 8.30am. Puttur taluk also got rains late on Tuesday afternoon recording 109mm and Bantwal recorded 122.6mm of rainfall. Sun came out for a brief moment at 9am, which was followed by a slight drizzle, which stopped within 30 minutes..