Weather Vagaries Goa
Goa SWM Seasonal rainfall is now 27% excess as on July 31!
Total rainfall so far is 2484 mm (98"), which is nearly 83% of normal seasonal rainfall (3008 mm), with two months still to go!
The July 2023 rains are the highest in atleast last 10 years, when Weather Vagaries Goa began keeping records.
As per climatology Goa receives 65% rains in Jun-July and 35% rains in Aug-Sept.
However a long Monsoon break is expected in August and it is highly likely that Goa will receive deficient rains in August.
Top three wettest IMD stations so far are:
Sanguem: 114"
Quepem: 109"
Valpoi: 108"
Weather Vagaries Goa's Weather Station at Aquem Margao: 128".😊
(Daily Rainfall graph courtesy IMD Goa Centre)
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Credit Australian government Bureau of metereology
Issued Tuesday 1 August 2023
The latest Climate Driver Update and Climate Model Summary are now available on our website.
El Niño development remains likely
The Bureau's El Niño Alert continues. When El Niño Alert criteria have been met in the past, an El Niño event has developed around 70% of the time.
The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is currently neutral. Climate model forecasts suggest a positive IOD is likely to develop in late winter or early spring.
The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) index is currently positive and is expected to return to neutral values in the coming week.
Global warming continues to influence Australian and global climates. July is extremely likely to be the globe's hottest month on record for air temperatures (combined land and ocean).
Australia’s climate has warmed by an average of 1.47 ± 0.24 °C since national records began in 1910.
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