Pune received its quota of rain for June

PUNE: Pune may still be waiting for the monsoon, but the city actually received its quota of rain for the month of June.
In fact, according to IMD data, it has topped the June average quota by 4 mm. Normal statistics for June is 113.5 mm and this year, Pune recorded 117.5 mm, thanks largely to three heavy spells on June 6, 7 and June 21.
On June 6, the city recorded 55.5 mm rainfall, the highest quantity recorded so far.The next day, the city recorded another 19.4 mm. Then, towards the end of June there were some showers of which the highest (40.2 mm) was recorded on June 21.
"Most of the rainfall which took place was due to convective conditions, so it was very localised," said A B Mazumdar, deputy director general meteorology of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). "Due to this localised nature, the quantum of rainfall varied remarkably from area to area."
Fringe areas did not get as much rain as the city. Areas such as Pashan and Lohegaon were woefully short on the rain front. The Lohegaon region got 52.2 mm rainfall, (lower than the average of 39 mm) and Pashan got 74.1 mm rainfall. IMD measuring instruments have just been set up in Pashan, so previous records are not available.
Since this rain has been inconsistent and localised, it has not helped agriculture at all. Agriculture experts say it has not been enough to prepare the soil for agriculture.
"The rainfall in June was not very useful for agriculture near by Pune," said K V Deshmukh, divisional joint director agriculture, Pune.
He said that the rainfall that took place at the beginning of the month was good for the paddy nursery but now it is time to transplant the crop into the field and for that, more and consistent rain is required.