Co Authors: GSB, Shreyas Dhavale, Pradeep John, Dr. Vineet Singh

Monday, September 21, 2020

  • Mumbai Lake Live Storage Levels as on 20th September:
  • 98.29%
    Combined live storage across all lakes compared to 97.85% same time last year. 1,422,602 million litres - Live storage as at 6 am 19 Sep 2020. [Annual requirement: 1,447,363 million litres, Total capacity: 1,778,000 million litres]
  • 12 Months
    Number of days of supply left in all lakes combined (@ 3,800 million litres BMC supplies to city each day).
  • 709,081 million litres
    भातसा / Bhatsa. At 98.89% of its live storage capacity of 717,037 million litres, compared to 98% at the same time last year. Today's Rainfall: 5 mm. Total Rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,733 mm. Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 48%. Nearly 70% of water in the dam is meant for Mumbai.
  • 226,083 million litres
    Upper Vaitarna. At 99.58% of its live storage capacity of 227,047 million litres, compared to 98% at the same time last year. Today's Rainfall: 13 mm. Total Rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,335 mm. Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 16%.
  • 187,329 million litres
    Middle Vaitarna. At 96% of its live storage capacity of 193,530 million litres, compared to 97% at the same time last year. Today's Rainfall: 50 mm. Total Rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,602 mm.Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 12%.
  • 120,256 million litres
    मोडकसागर / Modak Sagar. At 93% of its maximum capacity of 128,925 million litres, compared to 100% at the same time last year. Today's Rainfall: 67 mm. Total Rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,393 mm. Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 11%. The city sources 440 million litres of water each day from the lake. First overflow of the season at 9.24 pm on 18 Aug,
  • 144,358 million litres
    तानसा / Tansa. At 99.50% of its live storage capacity of 145,080 million litres, compared to 99% at the same time last year. Today's Rainfall: 44 mm. Total Rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,284 mm. Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 10%. First overflow of the season at 7:05 pm 20 Aug.
  • 8,046 million litres
    Tulsi. At 100% of its live storage capacity of 8,046 million litres, compared to 100% at the same time last year. Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 2%. Today's Rainfall: 10 mm. Total Rainfall since 01 Jun: 3,838 mm. The lake overflowed for the first time this season at 12 noon on 27 Jul.
  • 27,449 million litres
    Vihar. At 99.10% of its live storage capacity of 27,698 million litres, compared to 100% at the same time last year. Lake's share of water to Mumbai: 1%. Today's Rainfall: 7 mm. Total Rainfall since 01 Jun: 3,103 mm. The lake overflowed for the first time this season at 10 pm on 05 Aug.

 Pune Dams as on 20th September:

  • 301,610 million litres
    पानशेत / Panshet Dam. At 100% of its live capacity of 301,610 million litres, compared to 100% at the same time last year. Today's Rainfall: 0 mm. Total Rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,160 mm. The reservoir is 1 of 4 that provides drinking water to Pune city. 48% rise in storage since 05 Aug. First date of overflow this season: 18 Aug.
  • 51,910 million litres
    खडकवासला / Khadakwasla Dam. At 92% of its live capacity of 55,910 million litres, compared to 100% at the same time last year. Today's Rainfall: 0 mm. Total Rainfall since 01 Jun: 890 mm. The reservoir is 1 of 4 that provides drinking water to Pune city. PMC draws 1,350 million litres from the reservoir each day and supplies it to Pune city.
  • 363,410 million litres
    वरसगाव / Warasgaon (aka Varasgaon) Dam. At 100% of its live capacity of 361,000 million litres, compared to 100% at the same time last year. Today's Rainfall: 0 mm. Total Rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,060 mm. The reservoir is 1 of 4 that provides drinking water to Pune city. 53% rise in storage since 05 Aug. First overflow of season on 25 Aug.
  • 102,230 million litres
    टेमघर / Temghar Dam. At 97% of its live capacity of 105,000 million litres, compared to 100% at the same time last year. Today's Rainfall: 0 mm. Total Rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,736 mm. The reservoir is 1 of 4 that provides drinking water to Pune city.
  • 517,760 million litres
    Mulshi Dam. At 99% of its live capacity of 522,760 million litres, compared to 100% at the same time last year. Today's rainfall: 0 mm. Total rainfall since 01 Jun: 2,732 mm. Water from the dam is used for irrigation as well as for producing electricity at the Bhira hydroelectric power plant, operated by Tata Power. First overflow of the season on 22 Aug.
  • 245,880 million litres
    पवना / Pawana Dam. At 89% of its live capacity of 273,000 million litres, compared to 87% at the same time last year. Today's rainfall: 0 mm. Total rainfall since 01 Jun: 1,649 mm.

Sunday, September 20, 2020

 20th September: Unconfirmed Twitter Report Rainfall put up...Coastal Karnatak: Udipi district



Friday, September 18, 2020

 Posted 18th Afternoon:

Weather for Marathwada Farmers: Marthwada and Aurangabad District will get medium heavy showers/thundershowers in many parts of the district. This will be there for next 3 days. Around 10-25 millimetres rain expected per day. This rainfall is now needed, and will not be too heavy.

Jalgaon: some showers next 3 days around 15 millimeters per day.



 Next 3 days : 19th/20th/21st:
 Mumbai: Monsoon hangs on in Mumbai till end September (at least)..What's in for the weekend...19th/20th/21st...considerably Cloudy weather with chances of a few showers. Locally heavy possible.No major or disruptive rains.

Pune: Intermittent moderate rainfall expected this weekend. Some heavy spells in certain local parts. 

Jabalpur: Partly cloudy day, with thundershowers possible by evening /night.

Delhi: Warm/Hot weekend..rise in day temperatures to 37/38c.

Kolkata: Increase in showers to some extent on Sunday 20th..

Sindh/Karachi: South West Monsoon withdrawal phase to begin from 20th


Thursday, September 17, 2020

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Nanded district 24 hours rainfall figures

Rainfall ending at 8:30am on 16/09/2020 in Nanded district ( Marathwada).. 

1.Mukhed:133mms

2.Shahapur:103mms

3.Billoli:79mms

4.Himayatnagar:61mms

5.Degloor:54mms

6.NaigaonKhairgaon:40mms

7.Dharmabad:38mms

Data Source:IMD



 


Tuesday, September 15, 2020

 Budding Meteorologists..Interesting Update of " Know about Cyclones Formations" on the Weather Knowledge page - 18


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