*Srinagar only district with excess rainfall*
*Except July, whole year saw below normal rainfall*
Srinagar, 30 Sept: J&K received 401.6 mm rainfall in just concluded Southwest Monsoon 2021, during the scheduled 4 month monsoon from June 1 to September 30. This is 29% below normal monsoon rainfall of 566.0 mm.
Monsoon has not yet withdrawn from any part of the country but India Meteorological Department (IMD) closes its monsoon rainfall account at 0830 hours on Sept 30, so all rainfall after that hour is counted in “Post Monsoon” rainfall book.
As per Faizan Arif (Kashmir Weather), an independent weather forecaster, seven out of the twenty districts in the Union Territory have received ‘normal’ rainfall while ten other districts have recorded ‘deficit’ rainfall.
Two districts have recorded ‘large deficiency’ of over 60% while Srinagar is the only district to record ‘excess’ rainfall at 23%.
Districts Deficit/Surplus
Srinagar 254mm (+23%)
Ganderbal 330mm (+12%)
Budgam 117.8mm (-36%)
Anantnag 243.6mm (-18%)
Pulwama 129.2mm (-15%)
Shopian 72.5mm (-73%)
Kulgam 261.2mm (-21%)
Bandipora 117.5mm (-30%)
Kupwara 177mm (-33%)
Baramulla 194.7mm (-17%)
Jammu 668mm (-28%)
Doda 290.9mm (-33%)
Kathua 848.7mm (-38%)
Kishtwar 150.6mm (-65%)
Poonch 560.0mm (-23%)
Rajouri 414.4mm (-50%)
Ramban 300.2mm (-27%)
Reasi 1295.6mm (-19%)
Samba 788mm (-15%)
Udhampur 1183.1mm (+14%)
J&K 401.6mm (-29%)
After Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura (NMMT), J&K was the most rain-deficient place in the country. NMMT recorded a deficiency of 32%.
Except July, every other month saw below normal rainfall. July recorded above normal rainfall at 4%.
There was 6% below normal rainfall in January, 73% in February, 32% in March, and 17% in April, 26% in May, 48% in June, 60% in August and 25% in September.