School students cross the road amid monsoon rains.
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Bengaluru: The mercury has dropped sharply in the city as the southwest monsoon remains active.
The maximum temperature recorded by three full-time observatories — Bengaluru city, HAL airport and Kempegowda International Airprot — dropped by over 3°C on Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data taken at 5.30 pm.
The maximum temperature in the city was 24.4°C, a drop of 3.6°C. The minimum was 19.4°C, down 0.6°C.
The HAL airport recorded a maximum temperature of 24.6°C, a drop of 3°C, and a minimum of 19°C, 0.6°C below normal.
The KIA's maximum temperature was 24.6°C, a drop of 3.5°C. Its minimum was 20.2°C, slightly above the normal of 19.9°C.
Bengaluru received fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall on Monday. In the 12-hour period ending at 8.30 pm, the city observatory recorded 2.6 mm, the HAL airport 4.4 mm and the Bengaluru Urban automatic weather station 2 mm. The KIA recorded 0.6 mm between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm.
Since June 1, the city observatory has recorded 281 mm of rainfall, HAL airport 221 mm and KIA 350 mm.
Bengaluru Urban's cumulative rainfall this monsoon (since June 1) was 226 mm, compared to the normal of 223.5 mm. Bengaluru Rural recorded 226 mm, as against 217.5 mm.
The IMD has forecast a generally cloudy sky, along with light to moderate rainfall and sustained wind (40-50 kmph), for Tuesday. The maximum and minimum temperatures will likely be around 24°C and 19°C, respectively.