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According to the regional center of the India Meteorological Department, Kirmira in Jharshuguda district received the highest amount of rainfall.

As per IMD, a cyclonic circulation is likely to form over Northwest Bay of Bengal around July 18, 2023.

It is pertinent to mention here that several parts of Odisha witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall activities on Saturday. Even the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar reported acute waterlogging conditions yesterday.

An 'orange warning' for heavy rainfall has been issued for seven districts of the state today. The alert has been issued for the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nabarangapur and Koraput. 

Earlier, normal life across Cuttack and Bhubaneswar was affected following incessant rains that continued to lash since early morning today. As per IMD, several parts of Odisha experienced rainfall activities today.

As per IMD, a cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the Northwest Bay of Bengal around July 16, 2023. Under its influence, a low-pressure area is likely to form over the same region during the subsequent two to three days, said IMD.

The IMD has also predicted that heavy to very heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand and heavy rainfall over Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh is likely to continue during the next five days.

As per IMD, heavy to very heavy rainfall activity is likely to continue over Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Madhya Pradesh during the next two days and decline thereafter.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today predicted that several parts of the state will experience thunderstorm and heavy rainfall activities in the coming days.

In northwest India, it has predicted light to moderate rainfall across a wide area, with isolated instances of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, east Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh over the next five days.

As per IMD, the monsoon trough now passes through Jaisalmer, Kota, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Balasore, and thence eastwards to Northwest Bay of Bengal. Several parts of Odisha are likely to experience thunderstorm and rainfall activities in the coming days.

As per the IMD's forecast issued on Friday, the monsoon trough now passes through Bikaner, Jaipur, Guna, Satna, Pendra Road, Balasore and thence southeastwards to Eastcentral Bay of Bengal.

During this Monsoon season from June 1 to July 7, the state received around 206mm rainfall. Compared to the normal rainfall during the previous corresponding period, the deficit is 25 percent. 

The average global air temperature was 17.18 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, according to data by the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)

As per the IMD, the monsoon trough at mean sea level now passes through Bikaner, Churu, Guna, Sidhi, Ambikapur, Balasore, and thence southeastwards to Central Bay of Bengal.