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Rain, reins in drought’s reign
View(s):The Meteorology (Met) Dept reported that the North, North-Central, and North-Western areas such as Vavuniya, Mullaitivu and Kurunegala received thundershowers on Thursday and Friday, after a period of arid weather conditions.
The areas which reported significant rainfall on Friday (1) are Galle 128.3mm, Mihintale 57.5mm, Hurulu wewa 30mm and Wellawaya 22.5mm.
Dodangaslanda with 137.5mm, had the highest rainfall on Thursday, followed by Vavuniya 93.6mm, Nikaweratiya 90.9mm and Yakawewa 77.6mm.
Some of the areas that had lesser rainfall were Mahailluppalama 31mm, Jaffna 22.1mm and Anuradhapura 21.8mm.
Met Dept”s Deputy Director (Forecasting) Anusha Waranasooriya said that thundershowers are occurring due to the Southwest monsoon and a slight atmospheric disturbance near Sri Lanka.
She said that inter-monsoonal showers are expected to start in mid-September, when the arid conditions will reduce.