F-1 Forecast on Schedule ....Brings Season's first snowfall in Srinagar.

Sunday 1st February:

Srinagar and most other parts of Kashmir plains received the season's first snowfall on Sunday 1st February. Snowfall began throughout the valley, including Srinagar, in the wee hours of the day. However, rains overshadowed the brief spell of snow and later it was a mixture of the two lashing the city as the day progressed.
It started snowing in the city at around 2.45 pm after intermittent spell of sleet since this morning and heavy cloud cover throughout the day on Saturday.

Pictures of Srinagar from Press...and Banihal Railway

 Kokernag hill resort in south Kashmir recorded a minimum of minus 0.5c.

The Kashmir region received snow and rain on Sunday 1st February. The snowfall across the Valley, including in Srinagar, began early morning and continued intermittently throughout the day.

The  snow was received at all stations, including in north Kashmir’s Gulmarg skiing resort and south Kashmir’s Pahalgam resort. Kupwara district and south Kashmir’s gateway Qazigund town also received snow during the day.

Monday 2nd :
Intermittent snowfall continued for second day on Monday in Kashmir, with ski-resort of Gulmarg recording about 45.7 cm of snow till 8:30 am this morning.

The minimum temperature in the resort, registered an increase of about two degrees from minus 6.0c to settle at minus 4.2c.

Pahalgam hill resort in south Kashmir, which serves as the base camp during the annual Amarnath yatra, recorded a jump of nearly 3c in the mercury from the previous night’s low of minus 3.4c  to settle at minus 0.6c. Pahalgam received 8.6 cms of snowfall during the night.
Srinagar, recorded 2.5 cm of snow and the minimum temperature in the city settled at a low of minus 1.0c, about a notch below yesterday’s minus 0.2c.

Kupwara received 5.2 cm of snowfall


"Vagaries' Maximum Temperature/Rainfall Contest - Part 1- Feb/ Part 2- Mar/ Part 3- Apr 2015"
The First Part ( Part -1-February) is up on the "Vagaries' Max Temperature/Rainfall Contest Page"...Please submit your Entries Before 8th February..

Mumbai Weather Forecast for 2nd Feb on Mumbai Page ..and Mumbai averages

As Forecasted , F-1 coming...See Vagaries Pakistan Updated with the WD Report

From Rohit...See More on Rohit's Page

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Posted Thursday 29th Night:

Friday 30th/Saturday 31st/Sunday 1st:
Weather expected for Indian Sub Continent:
-Most of the precipitation from F-1 from Monday 2nd into Tuesday 3rd.
-Precipiataion in UP and Eastern MP on 3rd.

Mainly dry on Friday with weather getting cloudy in Northern Pakistan and Upper Sindh on Saturday. As F-1 advances, precipitation commences in Northern Pakistan on Sunday 1st February and light drizzles from overcast skies in Upper Sindh and Pak Punjab.

Rains increase on Monday 2nd thru Tuesday 3rd in North Pakistan and Northern Indian States of Kashmir, HP, Punjab.

Islamabad gets light rains on Monday 2nd, with maximum temperatures dropping to 15/16c.

Lahore can get more rains , upto 5-7 mms on Monday 1st and 2nd.

Gujrat (Pakistan) can expect good rains from Monday night into Tuesday, upto 15-17 mms. Day cools down on Tuesday to around 14c from 20c during the weekend.

Sunday 1st evening and Monday 2nd, F-1 moves into North Indian Hill States of Kashmir, HP with precipitation. Cloudy and light showers in parts of Punjab on 2nd.

On Sunday 1st February, Strong SE winds in Delhi NCR, with gusts. Very windy in NCR on Monday 2nd, the odd chance to expect light showers.

Light rains in Chandigarh from Monday Night into Tuesday.

Gusty S winds expected in Nagpur on 2nd.

Rains appear in Eastern MP and region around on 3rd February. The Winds turn South in East UP, thus creating a LWD in the Chattisgarh region.

Mumbai: Clear skies, with low at Santacruz about 16c on Saturday and 18c on Saturday and Sunday. Days getting to 31c by Saturday. NW winds upto 20 kmph on Friday and Saturday evenings.

No Change in Mumbai Weather next 2 days, with temperatures around 28/29c and 17/18c at SantaCruz. Day may get a bit warmer on Saturday/Sunday, to around 31c.

WD precipitating in North Pakistan on 31st and North Indian States of Punjab , HP. JK and Uttarakhand from 31st thru 2nd February. 
Eastern MP and Chattisgarh get showers on 2nd and 3rd February.

Annual Summary from Rohit Aroskar...and more about Mumbai region on Mumbai Page..

Kashmir...Superb Picture of Frozen Water on Rocks..A man walks on a snow-covered path at Aharbal in Kulgam on Tuesday. PTI .

The cold wave returned in the Kashmir division as the night temperature in most places, including Leh, plunged further below the freezing point followed with clear skies and unusual sunny days. The night temperature fell by 5°C in Leh town of the frontier region of Ladakh to settle at -12.9°C, making it the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir, a MeT Department spokesperson here said. 
Leh recorded a low of -7.6 °C the previous night. In Kargil town, the minimum temperature improved by 6°C to settle at -8.0°C. The town has recorded a low of minus 14.4 °C yesterday. 

The night temperature registered a dip in the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir to settle at -8.4°C against the yesterday’s -7.0°C, the spokesman said. Gulmarg experienced moderate snowfall last week. The southern Pahalgam hill resort recorded a minimum of minus 4.4 °C, down by 1.2 °C compared to the previous night, the spokesman said. Kupwara town in north Kashmir, which recorded a low of 1.1°C yesterday, also registered a dip as the night temperature settled at minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, the spokesman said. Qaizund recorded an increase of about two degrees as the night temperature there settled at 0.2 °C against -2.0 °C the previous night. 

—PTI

Mumbai likely to get Cold on Tuesday Night/Wednesday Morning. Wed Morning Low expected 13/14c at Santa Cruz and 16/17c at Colaba.

North Konkan Coastal towns will see dip to around 14/15c.

Goa can drop to 17c on Wednesday Morning.

  7:23 a.m. Tuesday: Up to 25 inches of snow have fallen in the greater Boston area.

New York City....Big Daddy Snowstorm with Possible Blizzard Conditions...Heavy Snow Storms for NYC...Read here

Heavy Wind and Snow for New York City from Monday 26th thru 27th. 

Minimum expected on Monday -7c, with the High not going over -4c on Tuesday 27th. Tuesday night could drop to -8c. Weather clearing Wednesday.

Big Asteroid 2004 BL86 Buzzes Earth on January 26:A rare opportunity then to see an Earth-approaching asteroid easily...See Detailed animation on Space News Page

Mumbai Region Temps on Rohit Aroskar's Page..

m Rohit  

Light drizzle in South Mumbai on Thursday Night...

Rain Areas as on 24 hrs ended 0830 hrs IST Friday...Compare with Vagaries Estimate of same period..Ended 0830 hrs 23rd ..In previous Post

Posted 21st Wed Night: Showers in Rajkot accumulate 6 mms till 8.30 pm IST Wed. Rajkot max temp 27.7c. Light rains in Veraval and Dwarka.

Posted 20th Tuesday Night:Light rains in parts of Mumbai on Thursday 22nd, and partly cloudy Wednesday.
Parts of Saurashtra (Rajkot included) get some rain on Wednesday.

Rain areas marked in Map (1st Map fro 0830 hrs 20th) got rainfall, including Karachi ( 1 mm).Other figures from Western Pakistan:Turbat 32, Nokkundi 24, Jiwani 19, Gawadar, Ormara 18.

Forecast Posted on Sunday Night:
Monday 19th: Will be dry in the region.
Rains expected in Muscat .Heavy rains in Dubai....
Posted Monday Night::And Rains in Muscat and Hail in Dubai on Monday. 44 mms in Al Amerat (Oman), 14 mms in Muscat..Max temp in Dubai 19.6c.Pics from Oman and Muscat and Dubai on Inter Active Page.


Next 3 days 20th, 21st and 22nd January....>>>

Main Cities of India /Pakistan Temperatures Anomaly for last 30 days( Mid Dec 2014-Mid Jan 2015)...See Current weather Page

Rain Expected in Muscat (Oman) from Monday evening. Thunder likely on Monday Night..and rains and cloudy weather extending into Tuesday 20th. Monday will be around 26c, but Tuesday will be cool with the maximum at 21c. 

Posted Friday 16th Night:

Forecast for Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th:

Dry weather in the Sub Continent. 
Mumbai will be clear and cool. 
Delhi NCR will be cold and with a foggy morning. Day temperatures around 20/21c and nights at 8/9c.
Thunder showers expected on 21st and 22nd. 
Chennai: The pleasant nights warm up a bit with cloudy conditions. Showers expected on 21st.

A brief report on Next Week's Weather systems....More in details on 18th Night.

20th: A WD, J-2, will bring precipitation to Western Pakistan and Coastal Sindh (Including light showers in Karachi).

21st: showers move into Northern regions of Pakistan and India. That is Pak Punjab and Extreme North Pakistan. 
Indian Punjab, North Rajasthan, Kashmir and HP get precipitation.Heavy snows expected in Kashmir and HP. 
Light rain expected in parts of Saurashtra.

22nd: Northern Sub Continent and North MP get rains. 
Cloudy and light drizzles for Mumbai.
More rain for Interior Maharashtra after 25th.

GFS on various site being upgraded. As per information given, the resolution is being upgraded to 13 kms from 27 kms. Parameter changes also might be made ..Now the Back Propagation Algorithm technique is being improved upon. Temperature varies and other parameters predicted with respect to temperature.Due to this sites will be blacked out for few runs (maybe 48 hrs)..Will not work on older versions.

 As J-1 Moves East, Season's First Snowfall in Mussoorie...

The lowest latitude for seasonal sea ice formation in the world...See International Page

J-1 Effect...Precipitation as on Wed Morning. More details from Pakistan with Pics in Vagaries Pakistan

Last 12 hrs ended 5.30 pm IST Wed, meaning daytime Wed.(Note concentration near Chandigarh and a patch around Gwalior area.

J-2 is approaching around the 19th of this Month. As indications show, it will be fairly strong and effective South till Sindh in Pakistan and Rajasthan. But, we will gauge its precipitation and movement in a few days as the upper trough shows its depth.


Mumbai Day drops on Wed 14th to 29.7c at Scruz and 27.0c at Colaba.

Cloud Streets over the Black Sea. An Overview from Space...A Must See for all Meteorologists....See Space News Page


Light rains in many parts of Northern Pakistan on 13th...Islamabad AP recorded 10 mms in the day. Lahore with traces saw a cold day at 13.5c as the maximum. Murree had mild snow.
Rains now approaching North India as on schedule....!!

Delhi NCR had a cold night...Lows shown by Arpit in Comments.


Current WD J-1 has started precipitating. Next, J-2, expected to be fairly strong and approach Pakistan (North and Sindh) on 19th/20th Jan and move into India.

Mumbai on Tuesday saw a high of 32c at Santa Cruz and 31c at Colaba.

Severe cold wave conditions prevailed over some parts of Interior Karnataka.

Vijayapura has recorded lowest minimum temperature of 6.4 deg Celsius today, the 13th
January 2015 which is the lowest recorded for the month of January during last 123 years.

Haveri has recorded lowest minimum temperature of 7.4 deg Celsius today, the 13th January
2015 which is the lowest recorded for the month of January during last 11 years.

Dharwad has recorded lowest minimum temperature of 8.5 deg Celsius today, the 13th January
2015 which is the lowest recorded for the month of January during last 11 years. 

Posted Sunday 11th night:

13th January: 
A WD will be approaching the Northern parts of the Sub Continent from 13th January. 
Rains in North Pakistan plains (Islamabad showers on 13th, around 10-15 mms. Gujrat also gets showers ), and snow in the Hills  expected in Pakistan on 13th night. Parts of Upper Sindh may also get cloudy weather and light rains. 
Cool days with Lahore and Gujrat around 14c as max.
Rains/snow in Kashmir and Upper reaches of HP.

The Rains move into North India plains on 14th. 

14th January, rains expected in India in Punjab. Haryana, ( Maybe Heavy in Chandigarh), Rajasthan and plains of Uttarkhand. 
Thunder showers expected in Delhi NCR on 13th late Night and cloudy with rains on 14th. Rain amount upto 5 mms on Wednesday. East Winds in NCR after the WD moves away..After Wednesday.

Rains and cloudy weather expected in North MP (Gwalior) Heavy snow likely in middle reaches of Kashmir (Gulmarg/Pahalgam) and in Srinagar. HP and Uttarkhand Stations get rains/snow.
Day will be cold in Punjab.

15th January. Precipitation moves Eastwards, and restricted to HP Mountains and parts of Upper Uttarkhand.
East Winds in UP, Haryana and North Rajasthan from Thursday.


Cold conditions in Punjab, Haryana and UP next 3 days.

Mumbai: Warm Monday12th  at 32c, decreasing to 30c on Tuesday 13th and 29c on Wednesday. Partly cloudy sky on Wednesday. Night, after being 13c on Monday Morning,  Lows around 16/18c at Santa Cruz next 2 nights.
Pune, Cloudy on Wednesday 14th. Days around 28/29c, and Nights rising to 10/11c from Tuesday.


Vidharbh and Marathwada Cold conditions on Sunday Morning (Lows):

MARATHWADA*

OSMANABAD --- 08.8(-5.8)
AURANGABAD  09.5(-1.9) 
PARBANI  10.2(-4.1) 
NANDED ) 08.0(-5.1) 

VIDARBHA*

AKOLA  08.6(-5.5) 
AMRAOTI --- 11.6(-2.9) 
BULDHANA --- 11.0(-3.7) 
BRAMHAPURI --- 09.9(-3.2) 
NAGPUR  07.9(-5.0) 
Washim --- 14.2 
WARDHA --- 09.4(-4.2) 
YEOTMAL --- 08.5(-6.8) 

Cold Conditions in Marathwada and Vidharbh abate from Monday 12th.

 IX Vagaries Meet Pics held in Mumbai on 10th Pics on Vagaries Meet Page...

Saturday Morning Cold Wave Temperatures in Vadharbh and Marathwada
MARATHWADA*

OSMANABAD ---                                                 07.8(-6.7) 
AURANGABAD              28.0(-1)                         07.9(-3.3)
PARBANI                       28.3(-1)                         09.4(-4.4) 
NANDED                        29.0(-2)                         07.0(-6.0) 

VIDARBHA*
AKOLA ----                                                           08.5(-5.4) 
AMRAOTI                      26.8(-2)                         10.2(-4.4)
BULDHANA                   26.5(0)                          10.0(-4.5) 
BRAMHAPURI                                                    09.9(-2.4) 
CHANDRAPUR                                                  09.6(-4.1) 

NAGPUR                        28.0(0)                         05.3(-7.3) 

Washim                                                              13.0 
WARDHA                        28.0(0)                        08.0(-5.3) 

YEOTMAL                       27.0(-1)                       08.4(-6.7) 


Posted Friday 9th Night:

Forecast for the next 2 days, 10th and 11th January...

No rainfall is expected in the SubContinent. 
Cold conditions with the Night temperatures around 3/4c below normal expected next 2 nights in MP, Vidharbh and marathwada. 
Nagpur may see lows around 7/8c, Akola and Aurangabad around 9c.

Partly light to medium clouds likely in North Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi NCR, and Pak Punjab and Upper Sindh. on saturday and Sunday. As a result, we may see a reduction in foggy nights and a rise in the day temperatures in Punjab. 

Delhi NCR may see around 19c next 2 days. A rise in the minimums by a couple of degrees also is expected.

Mumbai will be sunny and East winds in the day will result in the days getting warmer at 32/33c. Nights will be around 19c at Santa Cruz.
Saturday and sunday morning, Pune may see a low of 7/8c.

Kolkata clear, and temperatures ranging between 26c and 13c.

Next Week 12th -14th:
A WD will bring showers, on 13th to Pak Punjab and Upper Sindh and on the Indian side to Punjab, North Rajasthan and Haryana. Kashmir will get snowfall on 13th ,14th. We may expect heavy snow in the middle reaches (Gulmarg/Pahalgam), and rain/snow in Srinagar on 13th..
Delhi can get a thundery shower on 14th Night.

The Vidharbha Cold wave, as expected...Maximum and Minimum Temperatures as on 8th Thursday Morning...

VIDARBHA*

AKOLA                    28.2(-1)             09.5(-4.4)

AMRAOTI               26.0(-3)             11.4(-3.2)  42931 

BULDHANA           25.0(-2)              10.9(-3.6)

BRAMHAPURI ---  10.9(-1.4) 

 CHANDRAPUR --- 11.9(-1.8)

 NAGPUR              28.4(0)                  08.7(-3.9) 

Washim ---                                       13.4 

WARDHA ---                                    12.0(-1.3)

YEOTMAL            26.2(-2)               09.0(-6.1)

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Vagaries Meeting on 10th Saturday will be held at 5 pm IST at Atria Mall, Worli, South Mumbai. It is necessary for all to attend. Shri Sunil Kamble, Director in Charge (IMD), Airport will also be attending. 
Vagarians will get a very good opportunity to interact with Kamble ji who is at present in charge of Airport weather Station and an expert in Doppler technology.

7th Jan (Wed) and 8th (Thu) will see light showers in Kerala. Moderate cold wave (Night temps below normal by 3c) in East MP and Vidharbha

Telangana gets 1st spell of rains of 2015, ending 8.30 am on 04.01.2015

The cyclonic circulation over north coastal Odisha and adjoining areas of northwest Bay of Bengal and Gangetic West Bengal now lies over Bangla Desh and neighbourho od and extends upto 1.5 kms a.s.l.

in mm (30 mm)

Kaleswaram - 72
Adavi Somanpalli - 65
Karimnagar - 64
Ramagundam - 63
Manthani - 62
Nathinoipalle - 62
Kandikatkoor - 60
Shivampet - 59
Gollapalle - 57
Asifabad - 56
Bahupet - 52
Ginnedari - 51
Rebbana - 51
Pargi - 49
Arjunagutta - 48
Mahadevpur - 45
Velgatoor - 45
Basanth Nagar - 45
Yelgodu - 44
Argonda - 44
Thatikonda - 43
Manal - 43
Kondapur - 42
Kathlapur - 42
Arnakonda - 42
Janakapur - 41
Ryali - 41
Kannepalli - 41
Nallapalli - 41
Islampur - 40
Durshed - 39
Shanigaram - 38
Tukkapur - 38
Borampalle - 37
Nerella - 37
Jaina - 37
Vadi - 36
Jillella - 36
Sangareddy - 35
Dandepalle - 35
Begumpeta - 33
Peddalingapuram - 33
Kolvai - 32
Jaipur - 32
Kosgi - 31
Gannaram - 31
Mirdoddi - 31
Ailapur - 30
Okulam - 30
Ramagundam - 30
Gandipalle - 30
Sirpur - 30
Rajapet - 30

Graphic from Rohit Aroskar....

LPA gives Odisha the highest 24 hrs rainfall of 2015, ending 8.30 am on 02.01.2014

The low pressure area over west-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha has become less marked. However associated cyclonic circulation lies over west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal and extends upto 1.5 kms a.s.l.

in mm (min 15 mm)

Kakatpur - 170
Astaranga - 154
Paradeep - 83
Chandbali - 51
Puri - 50 
Tigiria - 45
Rajkanika - 42
Brahmagiri - 40
Marsaghai - 36
Balikuda - 36
Hindol - 36
Kendrapara - 35
Gop - 35
Alipingal - 34 
Nimpara - 32
Derabis - 27
Nayagarh - 27
Kantapada - 27
Jagatsinghpur - 26
Angul - 26
Khandapara - 26
Pattamundai - 26
Bargaon - 26
Sundargarh - 25
Binjharpur - 25
Bangiriposi - 22
Jharsuguda - 20
Panposh - 19 
Kolabira - 19
Jajpur - 18
Chhatrapur - 18 
Ranpur - 18
G Udayagiri - 17
Dhamnagar - 17
Gania - 16
Begunia - 15
Balsore - 15
Nilgiri - 15

Second 100 mm + rains in Madhya Pradesh in 2015, ending 8.30 am on 02.01.2015
The cyclonic circulation extending upto 2.1 kms a.s.l. over east-central Arabian Sea and adjoining areas of northeast Arabian Sea, north Konkan and Gujarat region now lies over northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining areas of Gujarat. A trough in  the lower levels extends  from the above cyclonic circulation to northeast Rajasthan.

in mm (min 10 mm)

Maihar - 106
Bhainsdehi - 86
Atner - 83
Sonkatch - 72
Multai - 57
Saoli - 55
Betul - 54
Gahwara - 51
Gudh - 48
Rewa - 45
Satna - 37
Manpur - 33
Umaria - 30
Sidhi - 30
Pachmari - 30
Jabalapur - 27
Beohari - 26
Mauganj - 25
Rithi - 24
Shahapura - 17
Narasinghapur - 15
Damoh - 15
Hoshangabad - 13
Khajuraho - 12
Ujjain - 12
Shajahpur - 12
Amarwada - 12
Bhopal - 10
Rajgarh - 10
Khandwa - 10
Umaria - 10
Dindori - 10
Jaisinghnagar - 10


2nd day of unseasonal heavy rains in Maharashtra, ending 8.30 am on 02.01.2015
The cyclonic circulation extending upto 2.1 kms a.s.l. over east-central Arabian Sea and adjoining areas of northeast Arabian Sea, north Konkan and Gujarat region now lies over northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining areas of Gujarat. A trough in  the lower levels extends  from the above cyclonic circulation to northeast Rajasthan.

in mm (min 30 mm)

Paratwada - 86
Semadoh - 77
Tembhursonda - 73
Korpana - 63
Ridhhapur - 63
Chikhaldara - 62
Vihigaon - 62
Achalpur - 61
Ramtirth - 57
Daryapur - 56
rahmanwada - 52
Kapustalani - 51
Saoli - 55
Ballarpur - 50
Anjangaon - 50
Surji - 50
Achalpur - 50
Dahihanda - 49
Bhandaraj - 49
Wadner - 48
Javalgaon - 48
Rasegaon - 47
Talegaon - 47
Gadchandur - 46
Belora - 44
Asadpur - 44
Chandur - 43
Churni - 43
Parasapur - 42
Benoda - 42
Kokarda - 42
Ashti - 41
Ghusar - 41
Ralegaon - 40
Mul - 40
Rajur - 40
Sanglud - 40
Purnanagar - 40
Darvha - 40
Giroli - 40
Allipur    40
Shivani    - 40
Adgaon - 40
Channi - 40
Ghansawangi - 37
Ralegaon - 37
Wathoda - 36
Dusarbeed - 36
Shegaon - 35
Amaravati -33
Walgaon - 33
Gadchiroli - 32
Chittepimpalgaon - 32
Badanera - 32
Sarsam - 31
Thilori - 30
Mozari - 30
Ladsavangi - 30
Umari - 30
Shindkhed - 30
Malkapur - 30
Panaj - 30
Rajgaon - 30
Nandgaon - 30
Warud - 30
Mahuli - 30
Loni - 30
Tiwasa - 30
Karmad - 30
Sindhi - 30
Hiwara - 30
Chandur - 30
Ghuikhed - 30
Borgaon - 30
Nandgaon - 30
Rajura- 30
Babhulgaon - 30
Umarkhed - 30
Darati - 30
Akolkhed - 30



Last spell of rains in Tamil Nadu before the break season, ending 8.30 on 02.01.2014
The  cyclonic  circulation  over  south  Tamil  Nadu  and neighbourhood has become less marked.

in mm (min 10 mm)

Karur Paramathi - 68
Paramathivelur - 66
Kollimalai - 48
Thottiyam - 46
Erumaipatti - 45
Aravakurichi - 42
Uppiliyapuram - 41
Sirkali - 40
Sendamangalam - 32
Kalrayanhills - 31
Mayanur - 30
Thanthoni - 27
Thathiengrpet - 26 
Mangalapuram - 26
Kuppampatti - 25
Devakottai - 20 
Namakkal - 20
Puducherry - 19
Tirupuvanam - 18
Thenparanadu - 17
Mangalapuram - 16 
Anna University - 16
Kollidam - 15
Keeranur - 15
Karumandurai - 14
Dharapuram - 13
Kandamangalam - 13
Sembanarkoil - 13
Attur - 12
Chettikulam - 12
Yercaud - 11
Mangalur - 11
Vilupuram - 10
Vellakoil - 10
Grand Anaicut - 10
Karur - 10 
Vanur - 10 
Annagramam - 10
Kammapuram - 10
Kammapuram - 10
Vanmahadevi - 10
Panruti - 10 

WIDESPREAD RAIN IN NORTH INDIA !!!

New Year started with wet weather in most parts of North India with almost all places getting light to moderate except Jammu & Kashmir & West-Northwest Punjab in North India. While eastern UP is getting rain from past 48 hours, Haryana, Delhi-NCR & West UP got fairly widespread rain yesterday leading to a sharp fall in day temperatures. Due to the overcast & rainy weather, cold day conditions were observed in many parts of Northwest plains.

    Also Uttarakhand recorded moderate to rather heavy rainfall at many places with isolated heavy rain. Few towns also recorded more than 50 mm rain during the past 24 hours while places in Himachal got light to moderate rain. However J&K remained largely dry.

Data ending 8:30 am IST (03/01/2015)

CITY	MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE	RAINFALL(Past 24 hrs)
NEW DELHI SAFDARJUNG	16.0°C	7.00
NEW DELHI PALAM	16.0°C	5.50
HISAR	16.5 °C	2.20
KARNAL	14.5 °C	6.60
ROHTAK	17.5°C	2.00
AMBALA	15.2°C	11.50
CHANDIGARH	17.4 °C	11.60
KURUKSHETRA	14.4 °C	6.00
LUDHIANA	17.7 °C	2.60
PATIALA	16.4°C	2.20
ANANDPUR SAHIB	17.1°C	13.00
MUZAFFARNAGAR	14.8 °C	14.20
AGRA	15.5 °C	6.40
ALIGARH	14.8°C	12.80
ALLAHABAD	19.1°C	1.30
BAREILLY	15.6 °C	15.40
GORAKHPUR	19.6 °C	1.60
KANPUR	16.5 °C	4.40
LUCKNOW	17.8 °C	10.40
MEERUT	14.8°C	14.60
SULTANPUR	18.4 °C	4.30
VARANASI	18.5 °C	0.20
MORADABAD	14.8 °C	12.20
HARDOI	16.0°C	11.40
BAHRAICH	16.6 °C	25.40
BILASPUR	14.2 °C	5.00
CHAMBA	19.8 °C	1.00
DHARAMSALA	14.2 °C	4.20
HAMIRPUR	19.3 °C	4.20
KALPA	3.4 °C	9.20
KEYLONG	2.1 °C	6.00
KULLU	11.2 °C	7.90
MANALI	7.6 °C	22.20
NAHAN	13.3°C	8.00
UNA	20.0 °C	4.00
SHIMLA	10.8 °C	10.30
SUNDERNAGAR	12.7 °C	6.10
SOLAN	13.0 °C	6.80
ALMORA	10.0 °C	26.00
CHAMPAWAT	-	64.00
DEHRADUN	15.8 °C	0.60
TEHRI	7.4 °C	1.10
JOSHIMATH	-	54.00
MUKTESHWAR	5.7 °C	5.20
NAINITAL	12.0 °C	46.50
PANTNAGAR	17.5 °C	6.40
PITHORAGARH	9.4 °C	49.20
HARIDWAR	-	6.40
UTTARKASHI	10.9 °C	9.00
CHURU	19.2°C	1.40
KOTA	18.8 °C	1.30
JAIPUR	18.4 °C	0.50
BUNDI	17.0 °C	0.01

DELHI-NCR also got moderate rain during the past 24 hours which started on the early morning of 2nd Jan & continued till night with few short spells of light rain. Due to this, cold day conditions were observed in all parts of the region with maximum settling below 16c.

AREA	TOTAL RAINFALL (mm)
RIDGE	12.5
PUSA(IARI)	18.6
JAFARPUR	9.0
DU	13.0
SAFDARJUNG	12.4
AYANAGAR	11.1
LODHI ROAD	13.7
FARIDABAD	7.0
NAJAFGARH	8.0
GURGAON	12.0
PALAM	10.9
NOIDA	12.0
PUSA	11.0
AKSHARDHAM	12.0
PITAMPURA	10.0

NE MONSOON FIGURES FOR 1-10-2014 TO 31-12-2014
SUBDIVISIONS	TAMIL NADU AND PUDUCHERRY
TOP FIVE STATIONS	ACTUAL	NORMAL	%DEP
NAGAPATTINAM	1016.2	941	8
KARAIKAL	907.5	1048.5	-13
TIRUNELVELI	847.5	467.2	81
TIRUVARUR	752.6	719.1	5
CHENNAI	719.7	789.9	-9
BOTTOM FIVE STATIONS	ACTUAL	NORMAL	%DEP
TIRUCHIRAPALLI	259.1	391.5	-34
KARUR	258.8	314.7	-18
NAMAKKAL	251.5	291.6	-14
TIRUVANNAMALAI	248.8	446.5	-44
VELLORE	183.5	348.7	-47
SUBDIVISION	KERALA
TOP FIVE STATIONS	ACTUAL	NORMAL	%DEP
KOTTAYAM	719.7	535.1	34
ERNAKULAM	647.3	489.3	32
IDUKKI	603.1	564.2	7
KOLLAM	579	638.6	-9
PATHANAMTHITTA	573	624.2	-8
BOTTOM FIVE STATIONS	ACTUAL	NORMAL	%DEP
KOZHIKODE	446.5	422.2	6
KANNUR	383.7	345.1	11
KASARAGOD	363.4	337.9	8
WAYNAD	341.7	332.5	3
PALAKKAD	335	428	-22
SUBDIVISIONS	ANDHRA PRADESH & TELENGANA
TOP FIVE STATIONS	ACTUAL	NORMAL	%DEP
NELLORE	368.4	639.3	-42
VISHAKHAPATNAM	353.1	267.8	32
VIZIANAGARAM	294.9	250.5	18
SRIKAKULAM	234	286.1	-18
CHITTOOR	204	362.9	-44
BOTTOM FIVE STATIONS	ACTUAL	NORMAL	%DEP
MEDAK	41.4	110.7	-63
WARANGAL	40.5	119	-66
NIZAMABAD	32	113.9	-72
ADILABAD	31.9	105.1	-70
KARIMNAGAR	17	112.6	-85
SUBDIVISION	KARNATAKA
TOP FIVE STATIONS	ACTUAL	NORMAL	%DEP
DAKSHIN KANNADA	341	335	2
BANGALORE RURAL	307	241	27
UDUPI	304	317	-4
BANGALORE URBAN	278	232	20
DAVANGERE	234	177	33
BOTTOM FIVE STATIONS	ACTUAL	NORMAL	%DEP
GULBARGA	78	131	-40
BIJAPUR	77	144	-47
YADGIR	76	153	-50
RAICHUR	73	138	-47
BIDAR	57	121	-53
Weekend ( 3rd-4th) Forecast on Current Weather Page		SOURCE	IMD CHENNAI