SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST:

Chennai, Aug 18 (PTI) Rainfall occurred at most placesover Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, at a few placesover South interior Karnataka and at one or two places overTamil Nadu, Telangana and North interior Karnataka. Dryweather prevailed over Andhra Pradesh. The chief amounts of rainfall recorded in centimetresare: TAMIL NADU: Valparai pto (Coimbatore Dist), Chinnakalar(Coimbatore Dist) 4 each, Valparai taluk office (CoimbatoreDist), Naduvattam (Nilgiris Dist), Vazhapadi (Salem Dist) 2each, Devala (Nilgiris Dist), Mayiladuthurai (NagapattinamDist), K bridge (Nilgiris Dist), G Bazar (Nilgiris Dist) 1each. KERALA: Irikkur (Kannur district) & Kudulu (Kasaragoddistrict) 8 each, Munnar (Idukki district) 6, Vythiri (Wayanaddistrict) 5, Idukki, Taliparamba (Kannur district), Hosdurg(Kasaragod district), Mananthavady (Wayanad district) 4 each,Perumbavur (Ernakulam district) , Myladumpara_Agri (Idukkidistrict),Nilambur (Malappuram district), Mannarkad,Ottappalam, Parambikulam & Alathur (all in Palakkad district),Vellanikkara & Vadakkancherry (both in Thrissur district)&Ambalavayal (Wayanad district) 3 each, Kottayam & Vaikom (bothin Kottayam district),CIAL Kochi (Ernakulam district),Thodupuzha(Idukki district), Aryankavu (Kollam district),Kollengode (Palakkad district), Konni & Kurudamannil(both in Pathanamthitta district) & Kuppady (Wayanad district)2each and Kannur, Panniyur$ (ARG)& Mattanur$ ARG (all inKannur district), Palakkad, Chittur Kanjirapuzha$(ARG)(all inPalakkad district), Punalur& Kollam (both in Kollam district),Kayamkulam, Mavelikkara & Chengannur (all in Alappuzhadistrict), Aluva (Ernakulam district), Peermade (Idukkidistrict), Kozha & Kanjirappally (both in Kottayam district),Manjeri, Perinthalmanna, Ponnani& Anakayam$ (ARG )(all inMalappuram district) & Peruvannamuzhi$ (ARG) (Kozhikodedistrict) 1 each. (MORE) PTIKK