Stats and Analysis

May 2021month total rainfall in some cities of Maharashtra:-

1.Ratnagiri:537.3mms

2.Mahabaleshwar:279.8mms

3.Mumbai Colaba:258mms

4.Mumbai Santacruz:256mms

5.Thane:228.4mms

6.Kolhapur:122.5mms

7.Pune:88.8mms

8.Solapur:86.9mms

9.Nashik:52.3mms

10.Aurangabad:35mms

And Panji 405.9 mms

Compilation by Vagarian Abhishek Apte

MONSOON REPORT (1-8-2014 TO 15-8-2014)
TOTAL ALL INDIA RAINFALL (as on 15-8-2014)	490.4 mm
SEASON +/-	-17%
RAINFALL THIS FORTNIGHT (from 1-8-2014)	137.2 mm
TO ACHIEVE BY 30TH SEPTEMBER          required per day------->	mm
MINIMUM                             700   mm	4.56
AVERAGE                                890   mm	8.69
MAXIMUM                          1100   mm	13.25
CURRENT RAINFALL PER DAY	6.45 mm
AVERAGE RAINFALL PER DAY THIS FORTNIGHT	9.15 mm
REQUIRED PER DAY TO ACHIEVE AUG NORMAL (262 mm)	7.8 mm
TOP FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT	mm
COASTAL KARNATAKA	717.4
KERALA	429.9
KONKAN & GOA	391.9
ODISHA	265.3
ARUNACHAL PRADESH	261.0
BOTTOM FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT	mm
N. I. KARNATAKA	31.5
TELANGANA	30.2
HAR. CHD & DELHI	28.1
MARATHWADA	28.0
RAYALASEEMA	16.0
TOP FOUR SUBDIVISIONS ABOVE NORMAL (as on 15th August)
ODISHA	15%
S. I. KARNATAKA	14%
EAST RAJASTHAN	11%
A & N ISLAND	3%
BOTTOM SIX SUBDIVISIONS BELOW NORMAL (as on 15th August)
JAMMU & KASHMIR	-47%
WEST U.P.	-49%
TELANGANA	-53%
HAR. CHD & DELHI	-58%
PUNJAB	-60%
MARATHWADA	-61%
TOTAL ABOVE AVERAGE DAYS (1-6-2014 to 15-8-2014)	24 (32%)
TOTAL BELOW AVERAGE DAYS (1-6-2014 to 15-8-2014)	52 (68%)
TOTAL ABOVE AVERAGE DAYS IN AUGUST TILL DATE	7 (47%)
TOTAL BELOW AVERAGE DAYS IN AUGUST TILL DATE	8 (53%)

MONSOON REPORT (16-7-2014 TO 31-7-2014)
TOTAL ALL INDIA RAINFALL (as on 31-7-2014)
353.2
SEASON +/-
-22%
RAINFALL THIS FORTNIGHT (from 16-7-2014)
172.7 mm
TO ACHIEVE BY 30TH SEPTEMBER          required per day------->
   mm
MINIMUM                             700   mm
5.69
AVERAGE                            890   mm
8.8
MAXIMUM                          1100   mm
12.24
CURRENT RAINFALL PER DAY 
5.79 mm
AVERAGE RAINFALL PER DAY THIS FORTNIGHT
10.79 mm
REQUIRED PER DAY TO ACHIEVE AUG NORMAL (262 mm)
8.45 mm
TOP FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT
   mm
KONKAN & GOA
813.0
COASTAL KARNATAKA
672.0
KERALA
368.3
UTTARAKHAND
357.6
ODISHA
338.1
BOTTOM FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT
    mm
HAR. CHD & DELHI
51.4
MARATHWADA
44.0
LAKSHADWEEP
32.8
TAMILNADU & PONDICHERRY
15.5
RAYALASEEMA
13.0
TOP THREE SUBDIVISIONS ABOVE NORMAL (as on 31st July)
   mm
ODISHA
6%
S. I. KARNATAKA
6%
A & N ISLAND
4%
(ONLY THREE SUBDIVISIONS ARE ABOVE NORMAL TILL DATE
that is why I have given ten subdivisions that are below normal)
BOTTOM TEN SUBDIVISIONS BELOW NORMAL (as on 31st July)
   mm
COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH
-33%
HIMACHAL PRADESH
-34%
LAKSHADWEEP
-42%
WEST U.P.
-47%
JAMMU & KASHMIR
-47%
TELANGANA
-47%
N M M T
-48%
HAR. CHD & DELHI
-54%
PUNJAB
-58%
MARATHWADA
-59%
TOTAL ABOVE AVERAGE DAYS (1-6-2014 to 31-7-2014)
   17 (28%)
TOTAL BELOW AVERAGE DAYS (1-6-2014 to 31-7-2014)
  44 (72%)
TOTAL ABOVE AVERAGE DAYS IN JULY
 14 (45%)
TOTAL BELOW AVERAGE DAYS IN JULY
 17 (55%)
source -IMD

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Thane District Overall SWM Rainfall for 2013 compiled by Puneet Bangera 

Analysis of SWM as of 31st August 2013 by GSB. MONSOON REPORT (16-8-2013 TO 31-8-2013)
TOTAL ALL INDIA RAINFALL (as on 31-7-2013)	785.3 mm
SEASON +/-	+10%
RAINFALL THIS FORTNIGHT	118.4 mm
TO ACHIEVE BY 30TH SEPTEMBER
MINIMUM                             700   mm	Achieved
AVERAGE                            890   mm	3.49   mm
MAXIMUM                          1100   mm	10.49  mm
CURRENT RAINFALL PER DAY	8.54   mm
TOP FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT
EAST MADHYA PRADESH	320.7 mm
COASTAL KARNATAKA	313.5 mm
GANGETIC WEST BENGAL	274.9 mm
WEST MADHYA PRADESH	236.4 mm
KONKAN & GOA	216.4 mm
BOTTOM FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT
MARATHWADA	36.9   mm
N. I. KARNATAKA	35.8   mm
RAYALASEEMA	35.5   mm
LAKSHADWEEP	29.5   mm
SAURASHTRA & KUTCH	16.6   mm

Based on Karthik Raghavan's  compilation of Rainfall of AUG/SEP-NEM relation yesterday...a fellow blogger named Srikkanth has come up with a probability analysis

SWM in Tamil Nadu..Latest Position by Karthik Raghavan

Pondicherry August Cilmatology...Analysis by Karthik Raghavan...Posted 14th August 2013
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Average Rainfall(1970-200) = 132.3mm
Highest Monthly Rf = 276.0mm(August 1973)
Highest 24 hr-rf = 118.6mm(16/08/1997)

Last 5 years August rainfall
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2012 – 92.1mm
2011 – 253.3mm
2010 – 158.8mm
2009 -83.2mm
2008 – 74.2mm

Highest 24 hr rainfall in last 5 years(Aug) – 102.2mm(11/08/2011)

2013 August so far – 261.5mm …

Karthik Raghavan's Excellent Analysis of  Tamil Nadu Weather Summary 2013. Superb Presentation ! Its in Detail and can be viewed Here.
From Karthik Raghavan Below 

MONSOON REPORT (16-7-2013 TO 31-7-2013) Compiled and Prepared by GSB
TOTAL ALL INDIA RAINFALL (as on 31-7-2013)	527.9 mm
SEASON +/-	+17%
RAINFALL THIS FORTNIGHT	178.2 mm
TO ACHIEVE BY 30TH SEPTEMBER
MINIMUM                             700   mm	2.82   mm
AVERAGE                            890   mm	5.94   mm
MAXIMUM                          1100   mm	9.38   mm
CURRENT RAINFALL PER DAY	8.65   mm
TOP FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT
KONKAN & GOA	803.3 mm
COASTAL KARNATAKA	777.0 mm
KERALA	410.0 mm
VIDARBHA	346.4 mm
EAST MADHYA PRADESH	283.4 mm
BOTTOM FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT
PUNJAB	67.7   mm
HAR. CHD & DELHI	59.1   mm
BIHAR	52.6   mm
RAYALASEEMA	31.8   mm
TAMILNADU & PONDICHERRY	09.8   mm
Diagram by Rohit Aroskar

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More Information from Rohit Aroskar

Hills Rainfall till 21st July...By Rohit Aroskar..

Monsoon Analysis : 1st July-15th July...From GSB Our expert analyst)

MOONSON REPORT (1-7-2013 to 15-7-2013)

TOTAL ALL INDIA RAINFALL (SEASON+/-)

As on 15-07-2013       349.7 mm (+17%)

RAINFALL THIS FORTHNIGHT   133.4 mm

TO ACHIEVE BY 30TH SEPTEMBER

MINIMUM       700 mm                 4.55 mm

AVERAGE     890 mm                  7.02 mm

MAXIMUM    1100 mm                 9.74 mm

CURRENT RAINFALL(per day) is  7.77 mm

TOP FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT

COASTAL KARNATAKA                                759.5 mm

KONKAN & GOA                                              756   mm

KERALA                                                             419.5 mm

SHWB & SIKKIM                                              417.9 mm

A & N ISLAND                                                   318.8 mm

BOTTOM FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT

PUNJAB                                                                  47.7 mm

GANGETIC WEST BENGAL                               46.9 mm

HAR. CHD & DELHI                                              38.2 mm

WEST RAJASTHAN                                             26.7 mm

TAMILNADU & PONDICHERRY                        22.4 mm

TOTAL ABOVE AVERAGE DAYS THIS FORTNIGHT    08

TOTAL ABOVE AVERAGE DAYS THIS SEASON        30 (67%)

TOTAL BELOW AVERAGE DAYS THIS SEASON        15 (33%)

source IMD

Graphical Analysis  compiled by Rohit Aroskar

          

        MONSOON REPORT  (16-6-2013 TO 30-6-2013)..Compiled by GSB

TOTAL ALL INDIA RAINFALL (SEASON+/-)

As on 30-6-2013       216.3 mm (+32%)

RAINFALL THIS FORTNIGHT  128.5 mm

TO ACHIEVE BY 30TH SEPTEMBER

MINIMUM       700 mm                5.26 mm

AVERAGE     890 mm                 7.32 mm

MAXIMUM    1100 mm                9.61 mm

CURRENT RAINFALL(per day) is 7.21 mm

TOP FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT

KERALA                                       603 mm

KONKAN & GOA                      577.3 mm

COASTAL KARNATAKA         556.2 mm

A & N ISLAND                           411.2 mm

UTTARAKHAND                       379.5 mm

BOTTOM FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT

COASTAL ANDHRA PRADESH 33.9 mm

N. I. KARNATAKA                         30.9 mm

TAMILNADU & PONDICHERRY 30.6 mm

WEST RAJASTHAN                     16.0 mm

RAYALASEEMA                           12.4 mm

June 2013 and Overall SWMonsoon over the years... comparitive Stats by GSB

• From 1901 to 2010 June Rainfall was over 210 mm in 14 years.
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• The highest was in 1938 with 277.2 mm
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• The average in these 14 years was 228.8 mm
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• This year we acheived 216.3 mm in the month of June.
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• This was the 10th best June since 1901.
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• A June figure of over 210mm is followed by a July with an average of 292.2 mm.
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• The best such July was in 1946 with 323mm rainfall.
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• Overall whenever we have a June total of more than 210mm ......
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• 11 times in these 14 years we got a total monsoon figure in excess of 900mm.
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• 4 times the monsoon figure was above 1000mm.
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• Once it was over 1100mm (1917).
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• Only three times the monsoon figure was below 900mm. (1971 - 885.7mm , 2001 - 821.9mm , 1913 - 784.3mm)
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• The total average for the monsoon overall  (June to Sep) was  962.7 mm whenever the June total was over 210mm.

Mumbai -Pune -Nashik triangle...from Rohit Aroskar

State Capitals of IndiaRain till June 20th 2013..Graphics by Rohit Aroskar..

SWM monsoon rainfall .. Till 19th June 2013..Konkan , Ghats and some parts of Madhya Maharahtra...compiled by Rohit Aroskar

(Highest: Dapoli (Ratnagiri)145.2 cms , Lowest :Pathardi (Ahmadnagar)2.5 cms

Much Awaited Analysis from ..None Other than Our GSB..

MOONSON REPORT (1-6-2013 to 15-6-2013)

                                     TOTAL ALL INDIA RAINFALL                    (SEASON +/-)

As on 15-6-2013        87.8 mm                               (+43%)

RAINFALL THIS FORTNIGHT                                87.8 mm

TO ACHEIVE BY 30th SEPTEMBER (per day)

MINIMUM                 700 mm                              5.72 mm

AVERAGE                890 mm                               7.50 mm

MAXIMUM              1100 mm                              9.46 mm

CURRENT RAINFALL (per day) IS        5.85 mm

TOP FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT

KONKAN & GOA                                                495   mm

COASTAL KARNATAKA                                     487.7 mm

KERALA                                                            440.2 mm

A & N ISLAND                                                    365.8 mm 

VIDARBHA                                                        181.1 mm

BOTTOM FIVE SUBDIVISIONS THIS FORTNIGHT

EAST RAJASTHAN                                              34.6 mm

TN & PONDICHERRY                                           34.5 mm

WEST UP                                                            28.6 mm

WEST RAJASTHAN                                              21.7 mm

HAR CHD & DELHI                                               18.7 mm

TOTAL ABOVE AVERAGE DAYS THIS FORTNIGHT    11

TOTAL ABOVE AVERAGE DAYS THIS SEASON        11 (73%)

TOTAL BELOW AVERAGE DAYS THIS SEASON         4 (27%)

SWM Toppers List as on 10th June ...from Pradeep 

The much awaited SWM toppers list is back. 

Rainfall in mm (Minimum of 400 mm)

1. Kannur (Kerala) - 606
2. Vadakara (Kerala) - 590
3. Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) -554
4. Dapoli (Maharashtra) - 529
5. Tulshi Lake (Maharashtra) - 528
6. Gaganbawada (Maharashtra) - 525
7. Kalimpong (West Bengal) - 513
8. Guhagar (Maharashtra) - 488
9. Mangalore (Karnataka) - 480
10. Irukkur (Kerala) - 475
11. Surathkal (Karnataka) - 465
12. Baindur (Karnataka) - 461
13. Buxaduar (West Bengal) - 460
14. Kudulu (Kerala) - 460
15. Thamarasery (Kerala) - 450
16. Thane Belapur (Maharashtra) - 439
17. Mulki (Karnataka) - 435
    
18. Hosdurg (Kerala) - 430
19. Pilicode (Kerala) - 430
20. Kundapur (Karnataka) - 428
21. Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) - 426
22. Gazoldoba (West Bengal) - 410
23. Sawantawadi (Maharashtra) - 403
24. Alappuzha (Kerala) - 400
25. Kumta (Karnataka) -  400

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Kozhikode ,North Kerala ..God's own country ..Seems God likes it warm and humid ..
The region lacks winters ..Dec /Jan averages 33/23..Monsoons are when the temp are lowest(29/24) ..But its humid during monsoons ..April is the warmest month..
In fact , Kerala is warmer than Chennai from Nov to Feb ..

Best season : Dec , Jan ,May (though its almost uniformly warm and humid)
... good for a plate of rice curry and coconut water..

Past 10 year averages for Kozhikode,Kerala- 

Jan : 33/23.2 , Feb:33.5/24 ,Mar:34.1/25.7 , Apr:34.5 /26.4, May:33.4/26.1, Jun:30.7/24.4, 
Jul:29.7/24 , Aug:29.9/24 , Sep:30.8/24.2, Oct:31.9 /24.4 , Nov:32.5 /24.1 , Dec:32.9 / 23.2 .. 

Annual Rain-326 cms ,Annual avg temp -32.2/24.5(28.4) 
Highest temp-36.8 c (20th Apr 2012) , Lowest temp- 19.9 c (7th Dec 2006)...from Rohit Aroskar


Past 10 year averages of North Goa plains...compiled by Rohit Aroskar
Goa - the land of fun ,frolic and b(r)eaches.. and yes, some sunny ,warm weather..
Almost similar weather like Mumbai most of the times ..
Best season to visit : climate wise- Nov to Feb , otherwise-anytime ..

Past 10 year averages of North Goa plains [Ratnagiri averages are considered ,as they are more representative of North Goa climate than Panjim]- 
... 
Jan : 32.3/18.2 , Feb:32.3/18.9 ,Mar:32.6/21.7 , Apr:33 /24.2, May:33.5/25.8, Jun:30.7/24.8, 
Jul:29/24.3, Aug:28.9/24.1 , Sep:29.7/23.7, Oct:33.1 /23.1 , Nov:34.1 /21.9 , Dec:33.3/19.5 .. 

Annual Rain-329 cms ,Annual avg temp -31.9/22.5 (27.2) 
Highest temp-40.6 c (16th March 2011) , Lowest temp- 11.6 c (9th Feb 2008)

Nor'wester Wind speeds in India till 17th May, 2013...From Pradeep's Blog

Alipore is the king of Nor'wester in India in 2013

1. Alipore, West Bengal - 116 km/hr on 17th April, 2013
2. Diamond Harbour, West Bengal - 116 km/hr on 17th April, 2013
3. Gaya, Bihar - 96 km/hr on 17th April, 2013
4. Tezpur, Assam - 93 km/hr on 3rd April, 2013
5. Guwahati, Assam - 80 km/hr on 14th April, 2013
6. Alipore, West Bengal - 76 km/hr on 12th May, 2013
7. Agartala, Tripura - 74 km/hr on 19th April, 2013
8. Dum Dum, West Bengal - 68 km/hr on 17th April, 2013
9. Puri, Orissa - 64 km/hr on 21st April, 2013
10. Alipore, West Bengal - 63 km/hr on 11th April, 2013
11. Daltonganj, Jharkhand - 62 km/hr on 13th April, 2013
12. Alipore, West Bengal - 60 km/hr on 4th April, 2013
13. Alipore, West Bengal - 60 km/hr on 17th May, 2013
14. Patna, Bihar - 58 km/hr on 14th April, 2013
15. Dum Dum, West Bengal - 56 km/hr on 17th May, 2013
16. Chandbali, Orissa - 56 km/hr on 7th May, 2013
17. Daltonganj, Jharkhand - 56 km/hr on 14th April, 2013
18. Daltonganj, Jharkhand - 56 km/hr on 2nd April, 2013
19. Alipore, West Bengal - 56 km/hr on 21st April, 2013
20. Alipore, West Bengal - 56 km/hr on 15th April, 2013
21. Digha, West Bengal - 55 km/hr on 19th April, 2013
22. Malda, West Bengal - 50 km/hr on 17th May, 2013
23. Chandbali, Orissa - 56 km/hr on 15th April, 2013
24. Guwahati, Assam - 48 km/hr on 18th April, 2013
25. Sriniketan, West Bengal - 44 km/hr on 12th May, 2013
26. Malda, West Bengal - 44 km/hr on 17th April, 2013

Maharashtra Analysis For Jan-Apr 2013...from Rohit...

Monthly  Averages This year:
Pune: Jan : 31/11.3 , Feb :32.6 / 14.1 , Mar:35.5/15.5 , Apr:37.7/17.7*(min apr temp estimated )

Mumbai: Jan : 30.9/14.8 , Feb :31.6 / 17.4 , Mar:34/19.3 , Apr:33/22.1 

Rain: 0 mms ..Highest temp :40.5..Lowest temp:10.4 c ..

Information provided by Rohit
Interesting Information from Arpit for today's Readings 94th May 2013): ..All cities from India

Cities with temperature difference of atleast 20c today...

Hisar-43/17=26c
Sriganganagar-43.9/18.5=25.4c
Agra-43.3/19.3=24c
Churu-44.5/20.7=23.8c
Gwalior-42.7/19.6=23.1c
Lucknow-41.3/18.3=23c
Meerut-40.9/18.1=22.8c
New Delhi(S'jung)-42/19.8=22.2c
Satna-42.5/20.9=21.6c
Allahabad-44.2/22.6=21.6c
Amritsar-40.4/18.8=21.6c
Gaya-43/21.5=21.5c
Varanasi-43/21.6=21.4c
Nagpur-44.8/24.2=20.6c
Patiala-40.4/19.9=20.5c
Aligarh-41.4/21=20.4c
Sultanpur-40.2/20=20.2c



Mumbai SCZ (April 2013 avg temp): 33 c (0) / 22.1 c(-2) ..

Lowest : Max temp : 30.8 c , Min temp:19.2 c , daily range : 8.1 c

Highest : Max temp :37.3 c, Min temp : 24.8, daily range : 14.3 c

Rain in mms - 0

From Rohit


Mumbai Santa Cruz Analysis of 50 days of Summer (half the Total days)
SCZ average temp [50(50%) days of summer : 1 Mar-19 Apr ] : 33.4 c/20.0 c....Normal for these 50 days should be 32.9 - 22.2

Max temp range :30.2-40.5 c ,Min temp range: 15.6 c - 23.6 c ..
Highest daily range(23.9 c) ,Lowest daily range( 8.8 c)..
Min temp below 20 c : 19 days..
Rain in mms: 0

From Rohit.....Posted on 20th April 2013

Top 50 DISTRICTS RAINFALL MARCH 2013....compiled by GSB

DISTRICT	STATE/SUBDIVISION	ACTUAL	NORMAL	%DEP
		(MM)	(MM)
UPPER SIANG	ARUNACH PRADESH	246.8	384.7	-36%
TAWANG	ARUNACH PRADESH	220.0	67.5	226%
DIBANG VALLEY	ARUNACH PRADESH	195.0	373.0	-48%
LOHIT	ARUNACH PRADESH	184.9	211.2	-12%
TINSUKIA	ASSAM	158.9	156.4	2%
EAST SIKKIM	SIKKIM	143.4	73.1	96%
NORTH SIKKIM	SIKKIM	140.8	216.5	-35%
PAPUMPARA	ARUNACH PRADESH	136.1	123.9	10%
DIBRUGARH	ASSAM	130.0	140.4	-7%
TIRAP	ARUNACH PRADESH	125.7	171.5	-27%
LOWER DIBANG VALLEY	ARUNACH PRADESH	123.0	373.0	-67%
WEST SIANG	ARUNACH PRADESH	122.5	105.8	16%
KOTTAYAM	KERALA	121.4	52.4	132%
TIRUNELVELI	TAMIL NADU	120.3	53.9	123%
KULLU	HIMACHAL PRADESH	117.1	142.4	-18%
RAMBAN	J & K	106.6	223.0	-52%
KUPWARA	J & K	103.8	260.9	-60%
NICOBAR	A & N ISLAND	101.2	72.8	39%
KINNAUR	HIMACHAL PRADESH	96.0	121.0	-21%
KULGAM	J & K	95.3	141.6	-33%
EAST SIANG	ARUNACH PRADESH	93.5	127.3	-27%
SIBSAGAR	ASSAM	93.3	88.0	6%
PATHANAMTHITTA	KERALA	92.0	90.0	2%
GANDERWAL	J & K	91.4	111.3	-18%
WEST SIKKIM	SIKKIM	90.0	216.5	-58%
MOKOKCHUNG	NAGALAND	88.0	70.9	24%
WYNAD	KERALA	87.1	21.6	303%
CACHAR	ASSAM	86.3	198.8	-57%
SHOPIAN	J & K	86.0	127.5	-33%
BARAMULA	J & K	85.2	204.3	-58%
KODAGU	S I KARNATAKA	84.4	24.7	242%
DHEMAJI	ASSAM	84.0	92.4	-9%
LAHAUL & SPITI	HIMACHAL PRADESH	83.9	185.5	-55%
HAMIRPUR	WEST UP	80.8	60.3	34%
N. C. HILLS	ASSAM	80.6	173.6	-54%
CHANGLANG	ARUNACH PRADESH	80.5	441.5	-82%
BADGAM	J & K	80.4	113.0	-29%
SRINAGAR	J & K	80.3	111.3	-28%
GOLAGHAT	ASSAM	78.5	78.3	0%
LAKHIMPUR	ASSAM	78.0	92.4	-16%
DODA	J & K	75.2	223.4	-66%
TIRUVARUR	TAMIL NADU	75.2	18.3	311%
SOUTH SIKKIM	SIKKIM	73.7	73.1	1%
KANGRA	HIMACHAL PRADESH	72.8	88.2	-17%
SHIMLA	HIMACHAL PRADESH	71.8	84.6	-15%
MANDI	HIMACHAL PRADESH	71.5	86.0	-17%
ANANTNAG	J & K	71.3	162.3	-56%
PUDUKKOTTAI	TAMIL NADU	71.3	15.2	369%
CHAMBA	HIMACHAL PRADESH	68.9	125.5	-45%
RAJOURI	J & K	68.2	62.4	9%
Source:	IMD (Data from 1-3-2013 to 3-4-  2013)

Mumbai Analysis for March 2103 ...by Rohit Aroskar


March 2013:
Min temp below 20 c at SCZ : 18 times, 
Max temp below 32 c at SCZ: 10 times, Max temp above 35 c at SCZ : 8 times

Mar avg temp for SCZ decoded-
1-8 Mar (when high pressure ridge was sitting on Mumbai)- 38.9 / 17.2
9-31 Mar (after the ridge dissapeared) - 32.3 / 20.1
For SCZ
Lowest max temp:30.2 (13th March) , Highest max temp:40.5 (7th march)

Lowest min temp - 15.6 ( 4th,5th March) , Highest min temp-23.6 (25th mar)

Highest daily range - 23.9 (5th Mar) , Lowest daily range-9.6 (26th mar)

For CLB max avg.. 1-8 mar - 35.5 c .... 9-31 mar - 31.3 c
At colaba , max temp below 32 c -18 times..max temp above 35 c- 5 times


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Mumbai (SCZ) averages 16.2 c as minimum temp for January..courtesy Rohit Aroskar

Instances of min temp below 15 c continuously -

Jan 2011 - min temp below 15c for 17 consecutive days..

Jan / Feb 2008 - min temp below 15c for 14 consecutive days..

Jan 2013 - min temp below 15c for 11 consecutive days.. 

Jan 2013 average temp at Mumbai ( SCZ):..sent by Rohit.

Max : 30.9 c 
Min : 14.8 c
Monthly Temp Range :10.4 c to 34 c.

Lowest ->Max :27.4 c on 6th Jan2013
Min :10.4 c on 6th Jan2013

Daily Range:9.6 c on 2nd JanHighest ->Max :34 c on 9th Jan 2013
Min :21 c on 2nd Jan 2013Daily Range:19.1 c on 13th Jan 

Recent Single digit temp at Mumbai Airport..All are in Feb :
6th feb 2008: 9.4 c
8th Feb 2008: 8.5 c
9th Feb 2008: 8.6 c 
9th Feb 2012: 8.8 c


Highest 24 hrs Period rainfall in India in Cms:...Thanks pradeep

6/5/2004 AMINI DEVI :          116.8
27/7/2005  Vihar Lake           105.0 
14/6/1876 CHERAPUNJI:    103.6
12/7/1910 CHERAPUNJI :    99.8
18/6/1899 KASAULI :             99.6
10/7/1952 MOWSIMRAM     98.9
2/7/1941 DHARAMPUR       98.7
13/9/1974 CHERAPUNJI     98.5
27/7/2005 SANTACRUZ      94.4(9th Rank)

TOP 50 DISTRICTS POST MONSoON RAINFALL...compiled by GSB.

DISTRICT	STATE/SUBDIVISION	ACTUAL	NORMAL	DEP%
		(mm)	(mm)
KARAIKAL	PONDICHERRY	839.5	728.5	15.24%
NAGAPATTINAM	TAMILNADU	704.3	629.7	11.85%
TIRUVARUR	TAMILNADU	629.2	485.9	29.49%
EAST SIANG	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	621.5	234.1	165.48%
PUDUCHERRY	PONDICHERRY	576.4	629.8	-8.48%
CUDDALORE	TAMILNADU	573.9	498.4	15.15%
WEST GODAVARI	COASTAL ANDHRA	520.6	263.7	97.42%
EAST GODAVARI	COASTAL ANDHRA	506.9	267.5	89.50%
NORTH & MIDDLE ANDAMAN	ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS	485.5	468.5	3.63%
VILUPPURAM	TAMILNADU	478.8	369.5	29.58%
ERNAKULAM	KERALA	475.4	441.8	7.61%
SOUTH ANDAMAN	ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS	460.6	565.4	-18.54%
TIRUNELVELI	TAMILNADU	441.7	357.8	23.45%
VISHAKHAPATNAM	COASTAL ANDHRA	438.9	262.2	67.39%
KRISHNA	COASTAL ANDHRA	433.8	229.6	88.94%
CHENNAI	TAMILNADU	433.5	619.2	-29.99%
NILGIRI	TAMILNADU	431.1	391.6	10.09%
THANJAVUR	TAMILNADU	420.4	391.9	7.27%
VIZIANAGARAM	COASTAL ANDHRA	419.8	243.7	72.26%
KOTTAYAM	KERALA	419.4	490.9	-14.57%
KANCHIPURAM	TAMILNADU	413.7	495.9	-16.58%
PRAKASAM	COASTAL ANDHRA	411.2	293.5	40.10%
TIRUVANNAMALAI	TAMILNADU	405.3	356.5	13.69%
TIRUVALLUR	TAMILNADU	402.2	462.9	-13.11%
SRIKAKULAM	COASTAL ANDHRA	381	280.2	35.97%
KOZHIKODE	KERALA	374.1	390.5	-4.20%
EAST KHASI HILLS	MEGHALAYA	371.1	314	18.18%
JAINTIA HILLS	MEGHALAYA	368.2	624.6	-41.05%
IDUKKI	KERALA	360.8	511.6	-29.48%
UPPER SIANG	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	355.3	350	1.51%
GANJAM	ORISSA	354	269	31.60%
KOLLAM	KERALA	351.3	579.6	-39.39%
NICOBAR	ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS	349.3	622.9	-43.92%
KANYAKUMARI	TAMILNADU	348.7	429.9	-18.89%
PAPUMPARA	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	338.6	233.9	44.76%
RAMANATHAPURAM	TAMILNADU	333.2	360.5	-7.57%
LUNGLEI	MIZORAM	330.1	310	6.48%
CHITTOOR	RAYALSEEMA	329.1	299.2	9.99%
GUNTUR	COASTAL ANDHRA	326.7	218.5	49.52%
NELLORE	COASTAL ANDHRA	326	522.8	-37.64%
VELLORE	TAMILNADU	320.1	282.7	13.23%
NORTH SIKKIM	SIKKIM	302.4	307	-1.50%
ARIYALUR	TAMILNADU	302.4	389.9	-22.44%
DINDIGUL	TAMILNADU	301.8	341.7	-11.68%
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM	KERALA	300	454.7	-34.02%
N. C. HILLS	ASSAM	298.2	237.5	25.56%
TOOTHUKUDI	TAMILNADU	297	328	-9.45%
SIVAGANGA	TAMILNADU	293.7	330.3	-11.08%
TRICHY	TAMILNADU	288.1	307	-6.16%
WEST SIANG	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	284	159.5	78.06%

Source: IMD. Data from 1-10-2012 to 28-11-2012.

RAINFALL FOR TOP 50 DISTRICTS ALL INDIA OCTOBER 2012. from GSB.
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(DISTRICT) ===== (STATE) ====== (ACTUAL, NORMAL , DEVIATION%)

KARAIKAL ============== PONDICHERRY ======== 774.9 275.7 181%
EAST SIANG ============ ARUNACHAL PRADESH = 611.6 206.9 196%
NAGAPATTINAM ========= TAMIL NADU ========== 599.6 241.2 149%
TIRUVARUR ============ TAMIL NADU ========== 531.8 200.3 166%
PUDUCHERRY ========== PONDICHERRY ======== 505.3 270.7 87%
CUDDALORE =========== TAMIL NADU ========== 479.6 220.2 118%
CHENNAI ============== TAMIL NADU ========== 394.3 266.5 48%
VILUPPURAM =========== TAMIL NADU ========== 359.5 186.5 93%
THANJAVUR ============ TAMIL NADU ========== 334.0 183.8 82%
NILGIRI ================ TAMIL NADU ========== 326.2 217.9 50%
KANCHIPURAM ========== TAMIL NADU ========== 318.4 225.8 41%
PAPUMPARA ============ ARUNACHAL PRADESH = 312.4 214.7 46%
WEST GARO HILLS ======= MEGHALAYA ========== 311.9 155.7 100%
TIRUNELVELI ============ TAMIL NADU ========== 302.7 157.5 92%
NORTH SIKKIM =========== SIKKIM ============== 302.4 265.0 14%
EAST KHASI HILLS ======== MEGHALAYA ========== 300.0 277.9 8%
ERNAKULAM ============= KERALA ============= 298.6 299.9 0%
JAINTIA HILLS ============ MEGHALAYA ========== 291.0 517.7 -44%
UPPER SIANG ============ ARUNACHAL PRADESH = 288.4 264.9 9%
RAMANATHAPURAM ======== TAMIL NADU ========== 279.7 182.4 53%
DINDIGUL ================ TAMIL NADU ========== 272.5 188.1 45%
TIRUVALLUR ============= TAMIL NADU ========== 272.5 211.0 29%
LOHIT =================== ARUNACHAL PRADESH = 269.2 167.1 61%
RATNAGIRI =============== MAHARASHTRA ======== 266.1 143.1 86%
NORTH & MIDDLE ANDAMAN = A & N ISLAND ========= 265.9 276.1 -4%
TIRUVANNAMALAI ========== TAMIL NADU ========== 263.9 194.2 36%
KOTTAYAM ================ KERALA ============= 262.5 316.6 -17%
SIVAGANGA =============== TAMIL NADU ========== 258.4 187.1 38%
WEST SIANG ============== ARUNACHAL PRADESH = 255.0 126.8 101%
SAIHA ==================== MIZORAM ============ 255.0 214.2 19%
N. C. HILLS ================ ASSAM ============== 250.9 196.4 28%
DHALAI =================== TRIPURA ============ 246.0 182.8 35%
KARIMGANJ =============== ASSAM ============== 242.0 240.4 1%
KOLLAM ================== KERALA ============= 240.2 362.7 -34%
KOKRAJHAR ============== ASSAM ============== 237.4 159.5 49%
ARIYALUR ================ TAMIL NADU ========== 236.7 193.4 22%
COIMBATORE ============= TAMIL NADU ========== 229.6 151.9 51%
KANYAKUMARI ============ TAMIL NADU ========== 226.6 226.3 0%
RI-BHOI ================= MEGHALAYA ========== 225.4 125.4 80%
BONGAIGAON ============ ASSAM ============== 224.5 168.2 33%
DHUBRI ================= ASSAM ============== 222.9 155.1 44%
COOCH BEHAR =========== WEST BENGAL ======= 222.2 141.3 57%
SOUTH GARO HILLS ======= MEGHALAYA ========== 222.0 155.7 43%
VIRUDHUNAGAR ========== TAMIL NADU ========== 221.9 180.7 23%
PUDUKKOTTAI ============ TAMIL NADU ========== 221.8 158.0 40%
TRICHY ================= TAMIL NADU ========== 218.6 173.2 26%
WEST GODAVARI ========= COASTAL ANDHRA ===== 217.5 197.8 10%
PRAKASAM ============== COASTAL ANDHRA ===== 216.4 181.9 19%
KOZHIKODE ============= KERALA ============= 214.3 262.1 -18%
LUNGLEI =============== MIZORAM ============ 214.0 245.4 -13% 

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Rainfall figures, Cumulative till End October..compiled (as usual) by GSB:

The 33 districts of Maharashtra with their combined Monsoon and October 2012 rainfall figures(mm).

Ratnagiri------ 3881.9
Sindhudurg-- 3278.4
Raigadh------- 2970.7
Thane---------- 2122
Kolhapur------ 1677.3
Gadchiroli---- 1581.7
Chandrapur-- 1319.5
Bhandara----- 1309.5
Gondia-------- 1244.6
Amaravati---- 1046.2
Nagpur-------- 1011.6
Yavatmal----- 949
Satara--------- 918.2
Wardha------- 864.1
Nasik---------- 863.2
Washim------ 846.4
Akola---------- 828.4
Latur----------- 759.8
Nandurbar---- 727.5
Hingoli--------- 709.8
Pune----------- 677
Nanded------- 660.7
Parabhani---- 636.9
Buldhana----- 611.8
Beed----------- 435.1
Solapur------- 411.7
Sangali-------- 407.8
Dhule---------- 406.1
Jalgaon------- 405.1
Osmanabad- 390.9
Ahmadnagar 383.4
Aurangabad- 368.7
Jalna----------- 324.2

11:51 PM, October 31, 2012

 

RAINFALL SUMMARY FROM 1ST OCT TO 18TH OCT 2012...from GSB

All India Rainfall -------- 46mm(-20%)

TOP FIVE SUBDIVISIONS

KONKAN $ GOA -------------         169.9mm(+78%)
ARUNACHAL PRADESH -------  167.8mm(+19%)
ASSAM & MEGHALAYA --------  160.7mm(+39%)
SHWB & SIKKIM --------------        139.3mm(+11%)
NAGAL/MANIP/MEGH/TRIP -----  135.8mm(+2%)

BOTTOM FIVE SUBDIVISIONS

HAR. CHD & DELHI -------------    1.4mm(-91%)
WEST RAJASTHAN -------------    1.0mm(-77%)
HIMACHAL PRADESH ---------    0.9mm(-97%)
EAST RAJASTHAN --------------    0.0mm(-99%)
WEST U.P. -------------------------   0.0mm(-100%)

ZONES

EAST & NORTH EAST INDIA --  102.7mm(+3%)
NORTH WEST INDIA --------------    2.5mm(-90%)
CENTRAL INDIA --------------------   36.4mm(-18%)
SOUTH PENINSULA --------------   84.6mm(-12%)

CITIESMUMBAI (COLABA) -------------  124.1mm
MUMBAI (SANTA CRUZ) ------  168.4mm
BANGALORE -----------------------   35.0mm
CHENNAI AP -----------------------   66.0mm
NEW DELHI --------------------------    0.0mm
HYDERABAD AP ------------------   72.0mm
KOLKATTA AP --------------------  152.0mm
PANJIM(GOA) ----------------------   97.1mm

SOME MAHARASHTRA STATIONS

THANE --------------------------------  122.4mm
KALYAN ------------------------------  121.0mm
AMBARNATH ------------------------   67.6mm
PANVEL ------------------------------  177.6mm
SANGAMNESHWAR --------------  673.0mm
PUNE CITY ---------------------------  120.2mm
MAHABALESHWAR ---------------  127.8mm
AURANGABAD ----------------------   55.4mm
NAGPUR CITY ------------------------    9.1mm
NASIK -----------------------------------   63.0mm
RATNAGIRI ---------------------------  292.0mm

Source : IMD & Dept of Agri,Mah.

Final SWM 2012 Rainfall Toppers - 01.06.12 to 30.09.12 -valuable information from Pradeep. 

Cherrapunji the winner way-ahead than others

The Final verdict is out after 120 days into the SW monsoon, the winner is Cherrapunji by a margin of 4000 mm. 
Compared to last year, when Amagon got over 9000 mm, Kitwade around 8000 mm and Agumbe, Kollur, Amboli all over 7000 mm. The rains are around 1000 to 1500 mm less in most of the stations compared to 2011.

Rainfall in mm (Minimum of 4500 mm)

1. Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) - 10436
2. Agumbe (Karnataka) - 6721
3. Kollur (Karnataka) - 6300
4. Kitwade (Maharashtra) - 6263 
5. Dajipur (Maharashtra) - 6083
6. Amboli (Maharashtra) - 6055
7. Kogar (Karnataka) - 5950
8. Arendur (Karnataka) - 5500
9. Amgaon (Karnataka) - 5418  (22 to 31st August rainfall not available)
10. Gaganbawda (Maharashtra) - 5402
11. Tamini Ghat (Maharashtra) ~ 5300
12. Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra) - 5235
13. Patgaon (Maharashtra) - 5214
14. Sangameshwar (Maharashtra) - 5201
15. Dawadi Ghat (Maharashtra) ~ 5200
16. Mulshi Dam (Maharashtra) - 5151 
17. Gavali (Karnataka) - 5150 (19 to 31st August rainfall not available)
18. Albadi (Karnataka) - 5126
19. Kasari (Maharashtra) - 5090
20. Kerekatte (Karnataka) - 5056
21. Castle Rock (Karnataka) - 5045
22. Kanakumbi (Karnataka) - 4981 
23. Nilkund (Karnataka) - 4912 
24. Talacauvery (Karnataka) - 4881
25. Sitanadi (Karnataka) - 4782
26. Passighat (Arunachal Pradesh) - 4765 
27. Mulikar (Karnataka) - 4747
28. Kerveshe (Karnataka) - 4714
29. Gokarna (Karnataka) - 4646 
30. Hosakere (Karnataka) - 4624
31. Amasebail (Karnataka) - 4500 
32. Surlabhi (Karnataka) - 4500
33. Shiragaon Ghat (Maharashtra) ~ 4800 

Driest Toppers Rainfall in mm Cut-off (less than 100 mm) 

1. Palayamkottai (Tamil Nadu) -16
2. Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) - 17
3. Coimbatore AP (Tamil Nadu) - 19
4. Chandrapur (Orissa) - 20 
5. Pamban (Tamil Nadu) - 35
6. Rourkela (Orissa) - 57 
7. Nandaghat (Orissa) - 79 
8. Udaygiri (Orissa) - 79
9. Kavthemahankal (Maharashtra) - 88 
10. Tarapur (Orissa) - 90
11. Jat (Maharashtra) - 100 
12. Kolab (Orissa) - 100
13. Indapur (Maharashtra) - 100
14. Tondi (Tamil Nadu) - 100

India Major Cities SWM rainfall (Population ~ 2 million)

(Rainfall in mm)

1. Mumbai – 1434
2. Nagpur – 1184
3. Kolkata – 1118
4. Bhopal - 1115
5. Patna - 928
6. Indore - 890 
7. Lucknow – 851
8. Surat – 825
9. Jaipur – 758
10. Kanpur - 630
11. Hyderabad – 623
12. Ahmedabad – 605
13. Delhi – 545
14. Chennai - 407 *
15. Pune – 377
16. Bangalore – 331

* Monsoon yet to start for Chennai