Wednesday, August 31, 2016


MONSOON REPORT (01-8-2016 TO 31-8-2016)  
TOTAL ALL INDIA RAINFALL (as on 31-8-2016) 693.1 mm
SEASON +/- -2.94%
TO ACHIEVE BY 30TH SEPTEMBER          required per day------->    mm
MINIMUM                             700   mm -
AVERAGE                                890   mm 6.56
MAXIMUM                          1100   mm 13.56
CURRENT RAINFALL PER DAY  6.45 mm
AUGUST RAINFALL (2016) 238.4 mm
AVERAGE AUGUST RAINFALL (1966 TO 2015)                                                                    # 255.8 mm
DEFICIT -6.8%
TOP FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS MONTH    mm
KONKAN & GOA 830.9
COASTAL KARNATAKA 462.5
EAST MADHYA PRADESH 462.3
GANGETIC WEST BENGAL 415.5
WEST MADHYA PRADESH 396.3
BOTTOM FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS MONTH     mm
LAKSHADWEEP 86.2
S. I. KARNATAKA 83.4
N. I. KARNATAKA 71.1
TAMILNADU & PONDICHERY 55.9
RAYALASEEMA 41.9
TOP FIVE SUBDIVISIONS ABOVE NORMAL THIS MONSOON    
EAST RAJASTHAN 50%
WEST RAJASTHAN 37%
WEST MADHYA PRADESH 33%
EAST MADHYA PRADESH 30%
KONKAN & GOA 15%
BOTTOM FIVE SUBDIVISIONS BELOW NORMAL THIS MONSOON  
GUJARAT REGION -22%
N M M T -23%
A & N ISLAND -23%
KERALA -29%
ASSAM & MEGHALAYA -35%
TOP FIVE STATES THIS MONTH    mm
DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI (UT) 1075.1
DAMAN & DIU (UT) 591.5
GOA 485.4
MADHYA PRADESH 424.6
JHARKHAND 395.4
BOTTOM FIVE STATES THIS MONTH     mm
DELHI (UT) 125.1
KARNATAKA 115.3
ANDHRA PRADESH 93.1
LAKSHADWEEP (UT) 86.2
TAMIL NADU 55.5
TOP FIVE STATES ABOVE NORMAL THIS MONSOON   
RAJASTHAN 45%
MADHYA PRADESH 32%
DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI (UT) 31%
MAHARASHTRA 9%
ANDHRA PRADESH 7%
BOTTOM FIVE STATES BELOW NORMAL THIS MONSOON  
ASSAM -28%
KERALA -29%
NAGALAND -33%
CHANDIGARH (UT) -40%
MEGHALAYA -48%
TOP TEN DISTRICTS THIS MONTH    mm
DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI (UT) 1075.1
RAIGARH (maharashtra) 1018.6
VALSAD (gujarat) 956.4
RATNAGIRI (maharashtra) 902.7
DANGS (gujarat) 880.8
PURBI SINGBHUMI (jharkhand) 845
RATLAM (madhya pradesh) 814
DAMAN (daman & diu) 786.8
CHITTAURGARH (rajasthan) 781.1
PANNA (madhya pradesh) 747.5
BOTTOM TEN DISTRICTS THIS MONTH     mm
ANANTHAPUR (andhra pradesh) 12.7
MYSORE (karnataka) 12.5
KANYAKUMARI (tamil nadu) 10.7
WEST DELHI (delhi) 10
CHAMARAJANAGAR (karnataka) 10
LEH AND LADAKH (jammu & kashmir) 9.2
CHITRADURGA (karnataka) 8.4
TUTICORIN (tamil nadu) 1.2
TIRUNELVELI (tamil nadu) 1.1
WEST SIKKIM (sikkim) 0
TOTAL ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL DAYS this month (subdivision data) 10  (32%)
TOTAL BELOW AVERAGE RAINFALL DAYS this month (subdivision data) 21 (68%)
# IMD figures are different as this is 50 year average source -IMD

9 comments:

NilaY Wankawala said...

Within no time figures released....congratulations...being precise accurate and on time almost every time are the virtues of vagaries of weather.

Unknown said...

Rajesh sir,I am sorry about my words.....I should have kept in mind....that INDIAN technology for forecasting that accurate is lacking....we do not have enough stuff to predict ..even Imd...IN that case..you are utilising the best of available resources and predicting precise forecasts...your forecast never turns wrong mostly but imd does give totally wrong forecasts....i have noticed this.
Keep it up...step towards perfection
You are the best!!!!!Once again sorry

Aks said...

Extremely informative stats Rajesh Sir... Have never read such interesting stats on monsoon across few many sites that I have visited.

Now sir some predictions about September (short term).

Anonymous said...

Any update regarding the withdrawal of monsoon from NW India, Rajesh Sir?

sanjeev Gokhale said...

sir can you give forecast for Ganapati days in mumbai.You said earlier that rain may increase after 3rd september. awaiting your comments sir. Thanks

sset said...

Among long term forecast for above normal monsoon 2016 - for Southern India 2016 seems to be worst South west monsoon - huge deficit -> huge deviation from actual forecast by almost all models.

Karan Kumbhar said...

Sir are there chances of sustained rainfall this week in Maharashtra ?
It's been close to month of subdued reason activities.

Unknown said...

Rajesh sir,include roha,nagothane in your forecast too

Rajesh said...

Please see if you get your answers in the latest update on Sunday..Thanks

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