Rain gave you a miss
By Ria Roy
@ria1606roy (2797)
Kolkata, India
October 2, 2015 9:01am CST
It happens so many times here. I go to college in North Kolkata, and it's raining cats and dogs or an ongoing thunderstorm, flooding the streets and whatnot. I return home in South Kolkata only to find the streets have been untouched by rain, and no matter how long I waited, those tall thunderclouds never showed.
It's interesting that with a gap of a few kilometres or so, the clouds refuse to show up on this part. It was this like yesterday too. Nature works in strange ways.
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@vandana7 (100225)
• India
3 Oct 15
You know what, I used to tell everybody that rain gods are considerate to people in Hyderabad. They do not empty the clouds when people are going to offices or schools, or returning from them. But for the rest of the time, it could be bad. Now, as I see it, rain gods are receding from hinterland, and any rain is welcome but they don't seem to come. :(
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
3 Oct 15
that's sad 
without the rain at this moment, the heat is scorching and unbearable. And the humidity is off the charts. Now it's a kind of routine happening every day: in the morning there's so much heat, at nearly 2pm thunderstorms are happening, then at 6 pm the temperature is going up.
without the rain at this moment, the heat is scorching and unbearable. And the humidity is off the charts. Now it's a kind of routine happening every day: in the morning there's so much heat, at nearly 2pm thunderstorms are happening, then at 6 pm the temperature is going up.1 person likes this
@anushreem (333)
• Mumbai, India
3 Oct 15
Good that you are experiencing rains in Kolkata. Here in Mumbai we are facing scorching heat with no signs of rains
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
3 Oct 15
@anushreem - Mumabi has already got its share of rain. You cannot expect rain every month. It is even worse here in New Delhi. It has not rained in September and even in the beginning of October, the day temperature is around 36 degree C.
@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
3 Oct 15
wow, that's bad. Without the rain, it's unbearably hot down here. That's what we are experiencing in the morning and the night, the afternoon only is a respite from this heat.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
3 Oct 15
Kolkatta is one of the most populous city in the world. Its geography is also distinct. It is near Bay of Bengal and Ganges river also culminates here in Ganga Sagar. I think North Kolkatta is near to Bay of Bengal and Hoogly river, therefore, rains occurs there frequently.
You should go prepared for the unpredictable rain and should always carry your umbrella with you, when you go to college.
In New Delhi this phenomenon also takes place very often that if it is raining in East of Delhi, it may not rain in South or West Delhi. Only during the peak Monsoon season, it rains in entire the entire Delhi region.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
3 Oct 15
@ria1606roy - Many a times it has happened that on our way to home, specially in the evening, we got caught in the sudden rain and got drenched to skin, before we could understand and protect ourselves under a shade. However, on reaching home (say some 10 Kms away), it was all dry and no sign of rain and people looking at us as if we have come from some other planet, all wet.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
3 Oct 15
oh that's something I didn't know. Of course Delhi encompasses a huge area, so it is definitely possible. And what you said about Kolkata is true. It has became a game for some of us, you know. Suppose the rain is occurring in the North and we predict that it will reach the South in an hour or so. Or maybe the opposite sometimes. It's fun
You are right, weather in this country even is always unpredictable.
You are right, weather in this country even is always unpredictable.1 person likes this
@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
3 Oct 15
@dpk262006 haha exactly. Rain is so unpredictable and unfair. When I go out of home travelling to my destination, rain drenches me totally, and when I reach the place, rain stops. Totally feel like cursing the skies at that point of time! 
@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
2 Oct 15
it is @ajay09 and it breaks my heart when rain doesn't show up inspite of heavy rain 3 kms away.
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@ajay09 (27)
• Jammu, India
2 Oct 15
@ria1606roy yaa right me too faced such type of situation :)
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
11 Jan 16
yes so it does, but even winter has eluded us this year.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
11 Jan 16
@shshiju not totally strange, it does give warning signs now and then.
@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
11 Jan 16
@ria1606roy So you wrote 'Nature works in strange ways'?
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@writerjo (2540)
• India
3 Oct 15
@ria1606roy Who can stand before nature ?
I will be happy if half of the rain would have showered here 
Yes no rain at all in chennai
I will be happy if half of the rain would have showered here
Yes no rain at all in chennai@writerjo (2540)
• India
3 Oct 15
@ria1606roy Heavy rain occured in kolkata and it is a critical position for the people , think their daily life is disturbed
Happy to hear that there is no rain near your house
Happy to hear that there is no rain near your house@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
3 Oct 15
@writerjo haha.....actually heavy rain is kind of welcome. It's bloody hot out here and the humidity and sweating is just intolerable.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
3 Oct 15
so I've been hearing. There's no rain out there. Today it was just clouds thundering all the way but no rain near my house, but just 1 km away, the station is all but flooded.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
3 Oct 15
kind of, yes. @simone10 when a storm hits, it's flooded everywhere and one can hardly get out of the house. But fast track 3 kilometers and people sweltering in the heat are wondering why the clouds are only thundering and doing absolutely nothing.
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@Ragnarok8 (196)
• Davao, Philippines
3 Oct 15
yeah, i also experienced that one too many times. i love rain but too much of it is hassle. hehe
