GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE ORGANIZATION
INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

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ANNUAL CLIMATE SUMMARY - 2015

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Photo 1: Heavy rainfall due to Vigorous northeast monsoon activity during first week of December
affected the south peninsula, especially Tamil Nadu with the city of Chennai particularly hard-hit.
The floods were among the costliest natural disasters of the year for the country. Seen in picture is
a flooded road in Chennai and the People travelling on a boat to move to safer places. December
2, 2015 Reuters (http://www.dawn.com)

Photo 2: Failure/delay of the monsoons result in water shortages and below-average crop yields.
South Indian states are major drought-prone regions of the country. A Farmer is seen in his dried
up land in Gauribidanur village, Doddaballapur district, Karnataka. May 27, 2015, EPA Reuters
(http://www.sowetanlive.co.za)

Photo.3: Western Disturbances bring snowfall to Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh
every year and throw normal life out of gear. Picture shows the view of Mall Road, Shimla after the
first snowfall of the season which came on the night of 23-24 December 2015. The roads, trees,
rooftops are seen covered with a white blanket of snow. http://chandigarhmetro.com

Photo 4: Floods due to heavy rains caused by a deep depression over the Arabian Sea affected
Gujarat state badly. Worst affected district was Amreli hence June 2015 Gujarat flood is also
called as 2015 Amreli flood. Seen in picture are a group of people marooned in Amreli Village,
June 25. Photo courtesy of the Indian Ministry of Defence / Indian Air force http://floodlist.com

Photo 5: Delhi is notorious for its heavy fogs during the winter season. In December, reduced
visibility leads to disruption of road, air and rail traffic. Seen in picture is a stranded train enveloped
by a dense fog in the national capital. December 24, 2015, http://www.ndtv.com

Photo 6: The South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and the neighbouring Telangana are
generally worst affected by heat wave during the summer season which typically lasts from March
to July with a peak in April and May. This year heat wave took a toll of over 2000 lives from these
neighbouring states. Seen in picture is a man with his buffaloes for a bath to provide relief from the
heat at a pond in Hyderabad. May 27, 2015 (Source: PTI) http://indianexpress.com
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ANNUAL CLIMATE SUMMARY 2015

HIGHLIGHTS

Climate during 2015 was significantly warm in respect of temperature. The annual mean temperature
for the country was +0.67 0C above the 1961-1990 average, thus making the year 2015 as the third warmest
year on record since the nation-wide records commenced in 1901. Warmer temperature during the monsoon
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season (Jun-Sep, +0.72 C above average) and the post monsoon season (Oct-Dec, +1.1 C above average) mainly
contributed to the warmer annual temperature.

Rainfall during the principal rainy season [Southwest (summer) monsoon season (June-September)] for the
country as a whole was below normal (86 % of Long Period average (LPA)). Moreover, it was marked with large spatial
and temporal variability. Eastern/ northeastern region of the country received normal rainfall, while Central, peninsular
and northwestern region of the country received deficient rainfall. Also, during the first half of the season (1 June to 31
July) country received normal rainfall (95 % of its LPA), while during second half of the season (1August to 30
September) it received deficient rainfall (only 77 % of its LPA).

The post monsoon season rainfall over the country as a whole was also below normal (77% of LPA).
However, the Northeast monsoon activity, over the south peninsula (core region comprising of 5 subdivisions viz.
Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry, South Interior Karnataka and Kerala), was
substantially above normal as the region during the season received 132% of its LPA rainfall.

TEMPERATURE

Annual:
Spatial pattern of annual mean, maximum and minimum temperature anomalies for 2015 is shown in Fig.1.
Anomaly in the maximum, minimum and mean temperature over most parts of the country was generally in range of
+1.00 C. However, parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Gujarat, north Madhya Maharashtra and adjoining
Marathwada, North Interior Karnataka and adjoining Telangana, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur & Tripura and
Andaman & Nicobar Islands were warmer than the normal by more than 10C.
The annual mean temperature for the country was +0.67 0C above the 1961-1990 average, thus making
the year 2015 as the third warmest year on record since 1901 (Fig. 2a). The other 9 warmest years on record in
order were: 2009 (0.77), 2010 (0.75), 2003(0.61), 2002(0.59), 2014 (0.53), 1998(0.49), 2012(0.48), 2006(0.43) and
2007(0.41). It may be mentioned that 12 out of the 15 warmest years in India were during the recent past fifteen years
(2001-2015). Also the past decade (2001-2010 or 2006-2015) was the warmest decade on record with decadal mean
temperature anomaly of 0.490C.
Time series and trend in mean temperature anomalies for different seasons viz. winter (Jan to Feb), pre-
monsoon (Mar to May), monsoon (June to Sept) and post-monsoon (Oct to Dec) seasons for the period 1901-2015
are shown in Figs 2b, 2c, 2d and 2e respectively. The mean temperature for the post monsoon season (with
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anomaly +1.1 C above average) in this year was the highest since 1901, thus making it the warmest post
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monsoon season. The other 5 warmest post monsoon years in order were 2011(with anomaly +0.73 C),
2008(0.728), 2009(0.72), 1979(0.66) and 2006(0.63). Also all the three individual months of the post monsoon season
viz. October (with anomaly 1.2 0C), November (1.3 0C) and December (1.20C) were the warmest since 1901.
Monsoon season this year (with anomaly +0.720C above average) was the fourth warmest since 1901.
The other 5 warmest monsoon years on record in order were 2014 (0.77), 2009(0.75), 1987(0.74), 2003(0.59) and
1998(0.56). Considering the individual months of monsoon season, July was the third warmest (with anomaly 0.90C,
1987(0.98) and 2002(0.96)), August was second warmest (0.930C, 2009 (0.970C)) and September (with anomaly +1.0
0
C) was the warmest since 1901.

Spatial pattern of trend in mean annual temperature anomalies based on the data for the period 1901-2015
(Fig.3) suggests significant positive (increasing) trend over most parts of the country except some parts of Rajasthan,
Gujarat and Bihar, where significant negative (decreasing) trend was observed.
Fig.4 shows the spatial pattern of monthly maximum and minimum temperature anomalies. Regions with
significant temperature anomaly (> or < + 2 0C) during each concerned month are discussed below.

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 HIGHLIGHTS

January-February (Winter season):

During January, maximum temperature was below normal by about 3 to 50C over parts of Punjab, West
Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Over parts of Jammu & Kashmir
it was above normal by 3 to 40C and over parts of extreme northeastern region, it was above normal by about 2 to 30C.

During February, maximum temperature was above normal by about 2 to 30C over parts of Rajasthan and
adjoining north Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh,
Jharkhand and parts of extreme northeastern region. Similarly, during February, minimum temperature was above
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normal by about 2 to 4 C over most parts of northern/northwestern region.

March- May (Pre-monsoon season):

During March, over some central and northern parts of the country viz. Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, north
Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and East Uttar Pradesh, maximum temperature was below normal by about 2 to
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3 C. Over many parts of extreme northeastern region, it was above normal by about 2 to 3 C. Minimum temperature
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was above normal by about 2 to 3 C over parts of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
During April, over some central and northern/northeastern parts of the country viz. Chattisgarh, East Madhya
Pradesh, Vidarbha, Marathwada, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Gangetic West
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Bengal, maximum temperature was below normal by about 2 to 3 C.
During May, both maximum and minimum temperature was above normal over most parts of the country. The
positive/ negative temperature anomaly was within 1 to 2 0C range except for some isolated places where maximum
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temperature was above/below normal by more than 2 C.

June-September (Monsoon season):

All months of monsoon season were generally warmer in respect of both maximum and minimum
temperature except for the month of June. Positive and negative temperature anomaly was generally within 1 to 2 0C
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range. However, during June, maximum temperature was below normal by 2 to 3 C over parts of northeast Peninsula
and Jammu & Kashmir, during July & August, maximum temperature was above normal over parts of south peninsula
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by 2 to 3 C and during September, plains of north/northeast India were warmer by 2 to 3 C in respect of maximum
temperature.

October-December (Post-monsoon season):

All the three months of post monsoon season were also warmer in respect of both maximum and minimum
temperature. In respect of maximum temperature, peninsula and central parts of the country were warmer by about 2
0
to 3 C during October, while, in respect of minimum temperature, central and adjoining north peninsular and northern
0
parts of the country were warmer by 2 to 3 C during November. During December, parts of central peninsula and
adjoining eastern parts of the country were abnormally warmer in respect of both maximum and minimum
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temperature as the positive anomalies exceeded 2 to 4 C.
Fig.5 shows the monthly minimum and maximum temperature anomaly for the country as a whole during past
five years, 2011-2015. It may be seen that the four consecutive months of year 2015 from August to November were
the warmest in last five years, in respect of both maximum and minimum temperature. While July was warmest in
respect of maximum temperature and December was warmest in respect of minimum temperature in last five years.
Similarly, April month was relatively less warmer in respect of maximum temperature in last five years.

Cold Wave / Cold day conditions

Cold wave conditions were rather moderate during the season. Cold wave conditions prevailed over
parts of central India during second and third week of January and over parts of peninsular India during the second
week. These conditions again prevailed over most parts of the country (except south peninsula) during last few days
of January and first week of February. A brief spell of cold wave conditions also spread over parts of east, central and
adjoining northern parts of peninsular India from north, during 24- 27 December. Cold day conditions were observed
over the plains of northern India after the second week of January and continued till the end of the month. Foggy
conditions prevailed over parts of north, northeast and adjoining central India almost throughout the month of

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February and December. Both maximum and minimum temperature was below normal by over 5 0C at many stations
over the plains of northern India during January. However, during second fortnight of February, both maximum and
minimum temperature was substantially above normal over northern and central parts of the country. Fig 14a, b show
the minimum temperature anomaly diagrams for the duration when cold wave condition was at its peak.

Heat Wave Conditions/ below normal maximum temperature

Severe and widespread heat wave conditions were observed over most parts of north/northwest,
central, eastern and southeast peninsular India during second fortnight of May. Some stations of east
peninsula and adjoining central parts of the country even reported a high maximum temperature of around 47.00C
during second fortnight of May. However, during rest of the season, these conditions prevailed only at isolated places
over western, central and north peninsular parts of the country for short period of time. These conditions again
prevailed over the northern plains, Uttarakhand and adjoining central and eastern parts of the country during second
week of June. Fig 15a, b show the maximum temperature anomaly diagrams for the duration when heat wave
condition was at its peak.

However, March and April months witnessed markedly below normal maximum temperature almost
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throughout the country. Maximum temperature was below normal by about 5 to 10 C over some stations of north,
northwest, northeast and central India on many occasions for these two months in succession.

RAINFALL

Time series of percentage departure of area weighted seasonal and annual rainfall over the country as a
whole are shown in Fig. 6. In 2015, annual rainfall over the country as a whole was 91 % of its LPA value. Season wise
rainfall distribution over the country as a whole is listed below:
Winter (January to February): 92% of LPA
Pre-monsoon (March to May): 138% of LPA
Monsoon (June to September): 86% of LPA
Post-monsoon (Oct to Dec): 77% of LPA
Sub-division wise seasonal and annual rainfall statistics are given in Table 1 and spatial distribution is shown
in Fig. 7. Month wise rainfall distribution is shown in Fig. 8.

Annual:
Rainfall activity over the country as a whole was normal (91 % of LPA) during the year. Out of 36
meteorological subdivisions, 4 received excess rainfall, 17 received normal rainfall and remaining 15 subdivisions
received deficient rainfall.
At the end of year, of the four homogeneous regions, Northwest and south peninsular India received normal
rainfall (98% and 99 % of its LPA respectively), while central India and East & Northeast India received below normal
rainfall (85% and 87 % of its LPA respectively).

Winter season:
Rainfall activity over the country during the season as a whole was normal (92% of LPA). It was near
normal during January (89% of LPA) and normal (93% of LPA) during February. Northern, central and adjoining north
peninsular parts of the country in general received excess/normal rainfall, while eastern/ northeastern and south
Peninsular parts of the country received deficient/scanty rainfall. During the season, out of 36 meteorological
subdivisions, 9 received excess rainfall, 9 received normal rainfall, 12 received deficient rainfall and remaining 6
subdivisions received scanty rainfall.

Pre-monsoon season:
Rainfall activity over the country during the season as a whole was above normal (138% of LPA). It was
substantially above normal during March and April (198 % and 174 % of LPA respectively) and below normal during
May (88% of LPA). Except for the meteorological subdivisions of east coast, extreme northeastern region and the
Islands, almost entire country received excess rainfall. Some subdivisions of north/northwest and central India
viz.West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, East & West Rajasthan, East & West Madhya Pradesh and
Vidarbha received more than three times of their respective normal rainfall. During the season, out of 36
meteorological subdivisions, 26 received excess rainfall, 8 received normal rainfall and 2 received deficient rainfall.

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Monsoon season:
The southwest monsoon season rainfall over the country as a whole was below normal (86% of LPA).
Moreover, it was characterized by spatial and temporal variability. Eastern/ northeastern region of the country
received normal rainfall, while Central, peninsular and northwestern region of the country received deficient rainfall.
Rainfall deficiency over West & East Uttar Pradesh and Marathwada exceeded 40 %, while that over Haryana,
Chandigarh & Delhi, Punjab, Konkan & Goa and Madhya Maharashtra exceeded 30 %. Also, during the first half of the
season (1 June to 31 July) country received normal rainfall (95 % of its Long Period Average (LPA) value), while during
second half of the season (1August to 30 September) it received deficient rainfall (only 77 % of its LPA value).
During the season, out of 36 meteorological subdivisions, only one subdivision (West Rajasthan) received
excess rainfall, 18 received normal rainfall and the remaining 17 subdivisions received deficient rainfall.
Of the four homogeneous regions, the rainfall for the monsoon season was normal over the East & Northeast
India (92% of LPA ) and below normal over the Northwest India (83% of LPA ), Central India (84% of LPA) and South
peninsular India (85% of LPA).
Daily area weighted rainfall (mm) over the country as a whole during the monsoon season 2015 (1st Jun. to
th
30 Sep.) and its long term average values are shown in Fig. 9. For the country as a whole (except for the month of
June) rainfall average was below normal on most of the days during the season. On about 30 occasions, it was nearly
half its normal Value. However, on some occasions it was above normal at a stretch for few days viz. for the period
from 20-25 June, 23-27 July and again from 16-23 September.
Post-monsoon season:
Rainfall activity over the country during the season as a whole was below normal (77% of LPA). It was
substantially below normal during October (53% of LPA) and normal during December (91% of LPA). However, it was
substantially above normal during November (134% of LPA). Except for some subdivisions of Peninsula, Jammu &
Kashmir and the Islands, which received excess/normal rainfall, rest of the country received deficient/scanty rainfall.
Rainfall activity over the core region of south peninsula (comprising of 5 subdivisions viz. Coastal Andhra
Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, South Interior Karnataka and Kerala) during the season as a
whole was substantially above normal ( 132% of LPA value). Rainfall realized was substantially below normal
during October (68% of LPA) and substantially above normal during November (227% of LPA) and December
(152% of LPA). Out of the above five subdivisions, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, Rayalaseema and Kerala received
excess rainfall while Coastal Andhra Pradesh and South Interior Karnataka received normal rainfall. Tamil Nadu &
Puducherry, Rayalaseema received more than one and half times of their respective normal rainfall.
Out of 36 meteorological subdivisions, 5 subdivisions received excess rainfall, 5 received normal rainfall, 8
received deficient rainfall and remaining 18 subdivisions received scanty rainfall.
Time series of northeast monsoon seasonal rainfall over the south peninsula is shown in Fig 10.

Standardized Precipitation Index

The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) is an index used for and is based on precipitation. This index is
negative for dry, and positive for wet conditions. As the dry or wet conditions become more severe, the index becomes
more negative or positive. Fig.11 gives the SPI values for the year 2015.
Cumulative SPI values of the year indicate, extremely wet/severely wet conditions over parts of Assam,
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, West Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu &
Puducherry and South Interior Karnataka, while extremely dry/severely dry conditions were observed over parts of
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, East & West Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,
Gujarat region, East Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Telangana,
Coastal Karnataka, North Interior Karnataka and Kerala.

Tropical Storms / Depressions in the Indian seas

During 2015, four cyclonic storms/extremely severe cyclonic storms formed over the north Indian seas (of
these, three formed over the Arabian sea, one each in the month of June, October and November and one over the
Bay of Bengal in July).

The first cyclonic storm 'Ashobaa' of the year formed over the east central Arabian sea on 7th June. It moved
northwestwards away from the Indian region and weakened over the northwest Arabian sea off Oman coast on 12th.
The second cyclonic storm 'Komen' formed over the northeast Bay of Bengal on 30th July. It crossed the Bangladesh

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 HIGHLIGHTS

coast the same day and after weakening it moved westwards and lay as a depression over eastern parts of the
country for few days. The third cyclonic storm of the year 'Chapala' formed over the southeast Arabian Sea on 29th
October, moved away westwards away from the Indian region. It later intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic
storm on 30th and crossed the Yemen coast on 3rd November. The fourth cyclonic storm of the year 'Megh' which
formed over the central Arabian Sea on 5th November, also moved westwards away from the Indian region like the
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previous ones. It intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm on 8 and crossed the Yemen coast after
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recurving on 10 November.

During the monsoon season, apart from the above mentioned cyclonic storms, six depressions were also
formed (normal frequency during the monsoon season is four). The first depression of the monsoon season which
formed over the Bay of Bengal on 20th June, was short lived. It moved northwestwards, crossed the Odisha coast the
next day and weakened shortly. The second depression of the season formed over the northeast Arabian sea in
succession with the first one on 22nd June. Moving east-northeastwards, it crossed the south Gujarat coast on the next
day. It lay over Saurashtra & Gujarat Region for a day and weakened into a well-marked low pressure area over
northwest Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood 25th. The other four depressions were land depressions. Of these two
were formed in July and one each in August and September. These depressions formed over the central parts of the
country, persisted for 3 /4 days and either moved northwards or west wards across central parts of the country.

Apart from these systems, four low pressure areas were also formed during the season. Of these, one short
lived low pressure area formed over central parts of the country in July and the other three (2 in August and 1 in
September) formed over the Bay of Bengal. These low pressure areas which formed over the Bay of Bengal were
generally active for four to five days and had a predominantly westerly / north-westerly movement.
All these systems and their remnants and the low pressure areas caused above normal rainfall over the
central and adjoining northern and peninsular parts of the country during the monsoon season.
The tracks of these cyclonic storms and depressions formed during the year are shown in figures 12 (a) and
12(b).
Frequency of depressions and cyclonic storms formed over the north Indian Ocean (1951-2015) during the
monsoon and post-monsoon season is shown in figures.13 (a) and 13(b).

Significant weather events

Severe heat wave incidences over the south peninsula and eastern parts of the country took a toll of over
2000 lives from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha during May and June. Of these, over 1400 lives
were reported from Andhra Pradesh and over 500 from Telangana alone.
Flood and heavy rains caused after crossing of deep depression in the Arabian sea took a toll of more than 80
lives in Gujarat state during 25-26 June. Flood related incidences caused about 70 deaths in West Bengal during 30
July- 5 August.
240 persons lost their lives due to lightning in various parts of Odisha during April to August. A severe
Nor'wester which ravaged 12 districts of Bihar during 23-29 April, took a toll of over 50 lives.
The Death toll especially due to two major flood / rain related incidences during 9 November to 2 December
due to vigorous northeast monsoon activity was near 350 in Tamil Nadu and over 50 in Andhra Pradesh. It affected
around 17.64 lakh people in Tamil Nadu.
Significant weather events during 2015 and associated loss of lives are shown in Fig. 16.
The highest maximum & lowest minimum temperature and highest rainfall in 24 hours recorded over a station
during the year 2015 with the dates of occurrences are given in Table 2.

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 TEMPERATURE

(a) MEAN

(b) MAXIMUM ( c) MINIMUM

FIG. 1 : ANNUAL TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES (C)

FOR 2015 WITH RESPECT TO 1971 - 2000 AVERAGE

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 TEMPERATURE

1
TREND=+0.63 0C/100 YEARS
0.8
0.6
Temp Anomaly ( 0C)

0.4
0.2
0
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
(A)
-0.8
1901 1907 1913 1919 1925 1931 1937 1943 1949 1955 1961 1967 1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015
1.2
TREND=+0.70 0C/100 YEARS
0.9
0.6
Temp Anomaly ( 0C)

0.3
0
-0.3
-0.6
-0.9
-1.2 (B)
1901 1907 1913 1919 1925 1931 1937 1943 1949 1955 1961 1967 1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015
1.5
TREND=+0.56 0C/100 YEARS
1.2
0.9
Temp Anomaly ( 0C)

0.6
0.3
0
-0.3
-0.6
-0.9
-1.2 ( C)
1901 1907 1913 1919 1925 1931 1937 1943 1949 1955 1961 1967 1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015
1
TREND=+0.48 0C/100 YEARS
0.8
0.6
Temp Anomaly ( 0C)

0.4
0.2
0
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
-0.8
(D)
1901 1907 1913 1919 1925 1931 1937 1943 1949 1955 1961 1967 1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015
1.5
TREND=+0.86 0C/100 YEARS
1.2
0.9
0.6
Temp Anomaly ( 0C)

0.3
0
-0.3
-0.6
-0.9
-1.2
(E)
1901 1907 1913 1919 1925 1931 1937 1943 1949 1955 1961 1967 1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015

9 POINT BINOMIAL FILTER Y E A R S

FIG. 2 : ALL INDIA MEAN TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES (A) ANNUAL, (B) WINTER,
(C) PRE MONSOON, (D) MONSOON AND (E) POST MONSOON FOR THE PERIOD
1901 - 2015 SHOWN AS VERTICAL BARS. THE SOLID BLUE CURVE HAD
SUB-DECADAL TIME SCALE VARIATIONS SMOOTHED WITH A BINOMIAL FILTER
(DEPARTURES FROM THE 1961 - 1990 AVERAGE)

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FIG. 3 : ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURE TRENDS (C / 100 YEARS) ARE SHOWN AS CONTOUR LINES.
THE TRENDS SIGNIFICANT AT 95% LEVEL ARE SHADED. POSITIVE TRENDS ARE SHOWN IN RED WHILE
THE NEGATIVE TRENDS ARE SHOWN IN BLUE. PERIOD OF ANALYSIS : 1901 - 2015

JANUARY

MAXIMUM MINIMUM
FEBRUARY

MAXIMUM MINIMUM

FIG. 4 : MONTHLY MEAN MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE

ANOMALIES(C) IN 2015 WITH RESPECT TO 1971 - 2000 AVERAGE

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 TEMPERATURE

MARCH

MAXIMUM MINIMUM
APRIL

MAXIMUM MINIMUM
MAY

MAXIMUM MINIMUM

FIG. 4 : Contd...

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 TEMPERATURE
JUNE

MAXIMUM MINIMUM
JULY

MAXIMUM MINIMUM
AUGUST

MAXIMUM MINIMUM

FIG. 4 : Contd..

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 TEMPERATURE

SEPTEMBER

MAXIMUM MINIMUM
OCTOBER

MAXIMUM MINIMUM

NOVEMBER

MAXIMUM MINIMUM

FIG. 4 : Contd..

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DECEMBER

MAXIMUM MINIMUM

FIG. 4 : Contd..

2.0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1.5
TEMPERATURE ( 0C)

1.0

0.5

0.0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

-0.5
MONTH

2.0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
1.5
TEMPERATURE ( 0C)

1.0

0.5

0.0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
-0.5

-1.0
MONTH

FIG. 5 : MEAN MONTHLY (a) MINIMUM AND (b) MAXIMUM

TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES (2011 - 2015)

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 RAINFALL

100
80 WINTER SEASON(JAN-FEB)
60
RAINFALL(% DEPARTURE)

40
20
0
-20
-40
-60
-80
-100
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80
70 PRE-MONSOON SEASON(MAR-MAY)
60
RAINFALL(% DEPARTURE)

50
40
30
20
10
0
-10
-20
-30
-40
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30
MONSOON SEASON (JUNE-SEPT)
20
RAINFALL(% DEPARTURE)

10

-10

-20

-30
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100
POST-MONSOON SEASON(OCT-DEC)
80
60
RAINFALL(% DEPARTURE)

40
20
0
-20
-40
-60
-80
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30
ANNUAL
20
RAINFALL(% DEPARTURE)

10

-10

-20

-30
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FIG. 6 : PERCENTAGE DEPARTURE OF AREA WEIGHTED SEASONAL AND ANNUAL RAINFALL

OVER THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE (1901-2015)

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ANNUAL

WINTER PRE-MONSOON

MONSOON POST-MONSOON

FIG. 7 : SUB-DIVISIONWISE ANNUAL & SEASONAL RAINFALL

PERCENTAGE DEPARTURES

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FEBRUARY
JANUARY
MARCH

APRIL
JUNE
MAY

FIG.8 : SUB-DIVISIONWISE MONTHLY RAINFALL PERCENTAGE DEPARTURES FOR 2015

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AUGUST
JULY
SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER
NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

FIG.8 : Contd.......

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RAINFALL (mm)

02-Sep
05-Sep
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03-Aug
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FIG. 9 : DAILY AREA WEIGHTED RAINFALL (mm) OVER THE COUNTRY AS A

WHOLE (VERTICAL BARS) AND ITS LONG TERM AVERAGE (1951-2000)
(CONTINUOUS LINE) 1 JUNE - 30 SEPTEMBER 2015

80

60

40
RAINFALL (% DEPARTURE)

20

-20

-40

-60
1901 1907 1913 1919 1925 1931 1937 1943 1949 1955 1961 1967 1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015

Y E A R S

FIG. 10 : PERCENTAGE DEPARTURE OF RAINFALL DURING THE POST-MONSOON

SEASON (OCTOBER TO DECEMBER) OVER THE SOUTH PENINSULA (1901-2015)

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 SPI / STORM TRACKS

FIG. 11 : STANDARDIZED PRECIPITATION INDEX JAN - DEC 2015

30.0
N
30/7,00z 12/7

29/7
27/7

25.0
28/7 11/7
2/8
31/7
1/8 30/7,21z,DD)
24/6 10/7 26/7
09z (D) 4/8
12/6(00(D),03z) 10/6 30/7,00z (cs)
17/9
(26/7,12z
23/6(DD)
19/9,00z 21/6 to 28/7,12z) 29/7
11/6 18/9
20.0 9/6
11/6,18z(DD) 16/9,06z
22/6(03z,12z) D

20/6
8/6(CS) 8/6,00z(DD)

7/6 (D)
15.0

SCS ( or VSCS ) / ESCS

10.0 CYCLONIC STORM
DEPRESSION/ DD

POSITION AT 0300 /1200 UTC

SAME POSITION AT DIFFERENT
UTCs
POINT OF DISSIPATION
5.0
50.0 55.0 60.0 65.0 70.0 75.0 80.0 85.0 90.0 E 95.0

30.0

25.0

20.0
29/10,18z(VSCS)

12/10,00z
06z(CS)

4/11, 11/10
30/10
00z 10/10
15.0 (ESCS)
3/11(SCS) CS 5/11,00z
18z(DD) 1/11 9/10(00z,03z)
2/11
29/10, 00z (CS)
31/10
6/11 10/11
7/11
10/11, 03z(CS),06z(DD)

9/11,00z (DD)
15z (VSCS)
09z (SCS)

28/10
8/11(ESCS)
9/11,00z(VSCS)

SCS( or VSCS) / ESCS 8/11(D)

10.0 CYCLONIC STORM
DEPRESSION / DEEP DEPRESSION

POSITION AT 0300 /1200 UTC

SAME POSITION AT DIFFERENT
UTCs
POINT OF DISSIPATION
5.0
40.0 45.0 50.0 55.0 60.0 65.0 70.0 75.0 80.0 85.0 90.0 E 95.0

FIG. 12 : TRACKS OF DEPRESSIONS AND CYCLONIC STORMS FORMED DURING 2015

a) MONSOON SEASON b) OTHER SEASONS

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 DEPRESSIONS / STORMS

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DEPRESSIONS CYCLONIC STORMS

6
NO.OF DEPRESSIONS & STORMS

0
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(a) MONSOON SEASON ( JUNE TO SEPTEMBER)

DEPRESSIONS CYCLONIC STORMS

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NO.OF DEPRESSIONS & STORMS

0
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YEAR S

(b) POST MONSOON SEASON (OCTOBER TO DECEMBER)

FIG. 13 : FREQUENCY OF DEPRESSIONS AND CYCLONIC

STORMS FORMED OVER THE NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (1951-2015)

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 TEMPERATURE

(a) 10 - 14 JANUARY (b) 23 - 27 DECEMBER

FIG. 14: MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ANOMALY (C) DURING THE COLD WAVE PERIOD
(WITH RESPECT TO 1971 - 2000 AVERAGE)

(a) 22 - 26 MAY (b) 7 - 11 JUNE

FIG. 15: MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ANOMALY (C)DURING THE HEAT WAVE PERIOD
(WITH RESPECT TO 1971 - 2000 AVERAGE)

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 SIKKIM
FLOOD & HEAVY RAINS
25 JUN-2 JUL, 41 PEOPLE DIED
BIHAR
THUNDERSTORM
RAJASTHAN 23-29 APR, 65 PEOPLE DIED
FLOOD & HEAVY RAINS EARTHQUAKE
23-29 JUL, 38 PEOPLE DIED 25 APR, 50 PEOPLE DIED
ASSAM
FLOOD & HEAVY RAINS
GUJARAT 13 AUG-2 SEP, 41 PEOPLE DIED
FLOOD & HEAVY RAINS
23-28 JUL, 71 PEOPLE DIED WEST BENGAL
25-26 JUN, 80 PEOPLE DIED FLOOD & HEAVY RAINS
30 JUL-5 AUG, 70 PEOPLE DIED

ODISHA
MAHARASHTRA LIGHTNING
LIGHTNING APR - AUG, 240 PEOPLE DIED
1-7 OCT, 32 PEOPLE DIED HEAT WAVE
5-31 MAY, 36 PEOPLE DIED

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TELANGANA
HEAT WAVE
TAMILNADU 21 MAY-3 JUN, 580 PEOPLE DIED
FLOOD & HEAVY RAINS
9 NOV-2 DEC, 350 PEOPLE DIED
ANDHRA PRADESH
HEAT WAVE
21 MAY-3 JUN, 1400 PEOPLE DIED
FLOOD & HEAVY RAINS
SOUTHWEST MONSOON RAINFALL
86 % OF LPA
9 NOV-2 DEC, 50 PEOPLE DIED
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS

NORTHEAST MONSOON RAINFALL

OVER THE SOUTH PENINSULA
134 % OF LPA

FLOOD & HEAT WAVE MODERATE LIGHTENING / THUNDER

HEAVY RAINS DROUGHT

FIG. 16 SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS DURING 2015

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 TABLE - 1

METEOROLOGICAL SUB-DIVISION WISE SEASONAL AND ANNUAL

RAINFALL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 2015 BASED ON OPERATIONAL DATA

WINTER SEASON PRE-MONSOON MONSOON POST MONSOON SEASON ANNUAL 2015

S.NO. SUBDIVISION NAME
ACTUAL NORMAL %DEP ACTUAL NORMAL %DEP ACTUAL NORMAL %DEP ACTUAL NORMAL %DEP ACTUAL NORMAL %DEP
1 A & N ISLANDS 134.4 82.9 62 473.2 465.0 2 1678.5 1682.5 0 618.3 695.9 -11 2904.4 2926.3 -1
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 74.2 148.1 -50 636.5 750.4 -15 1875.0 1768.0 6 128.8 267.2 -52 2714.5 2933.7 -7
3 ASSAM & MEGHALAYA 27.9 46.9 -40 602.6 590.2 2 1747.7 1792.8 -3 91.5 195.0 -53 2469.7 2624.9 -6
4 NAG.,MANI.,MIZO.,TRIP 27.6 44.0 -37 383.6 494.1 -22 1050.3 1496.9 -30 131.8 243.0 -46 1593.3 2278.0 -30
5 S.H.W.B. & SIKKIM 29.4 60.3 -51 515.4 457.1 13 1883.0 2006.2 -6 82.8 185.3 -55 2510.6 2708.9 -7
6 GANGATIC W.B. 17.7 34.4 -49 165.5 164.8 0 1265.5 1167.9 8 38.8 160.1 -76 1487.6 1527.2 -3
7 ODISHA 18.4 31.8 -42 110.7 134.7 -18 1034.4 1149.9 -10 46.5 144.1 -68 1210.0 1460.5 -17
8 JHARKHAND 14.0 33.4 -58 101.6 79.4 28 941.9 1091.9 -14 25.6 91.6 -72 1083.1 1296.3 -16
9 BIHAR 15.0 23.0 -35 103.9 77.5 34 742.3 1027.6 -28 10.4 77.5 -87 871.6 1205.6 -28
10 EAST U.P. 34.2 28.9 18 80.0 31.7 152 472.1 897.6 -47 17.2 60.4 -72 603.4 1018.6 -41
11 WEST U.P. 38.8 33.3 16 96.1 29.1 230 439.9 769.4 -43 11.7 54.4 -79 586.4 886.2 -34
12 UTTARAKHAND 116.9 106.2 10 221.6 156.0 42 881.5 1229.1 -28 26.4 89.6 -71 1246.4 1580.9 -21
13 HAR., CHANDI. & DELHI 18.9 32.9 -42 115.4 34.2 237 295.5 466.3 -37 6.2 29.4 -79 436.0 562.8 -23

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14 PUNJAB 49.0 49.5 -1 115.0 53.5 115 336.3 491.9 -32 10.4 41.0 -75 510.8 635.9 -20
15 HIMACHAL PRADESH 212.6 195.5 9 301.8 244.9 23 638.3 825.3 -23 55.5 108.2 -49 1208.2 1373.9 -12
16 JAMMU & KASHMIR 215.1 212.9 1 579.2 326.0 78 614.0 534.6 15 164.5 131.8 25 1572.7 1205.3 30
17 WEST RAJASTHAN 2.2 7.4 -70 70.5 19.1 269 384.0 263.2 46 1.2 9.5 -88 457.8 299.2 53
18 EAST RAJASTHAN 11.9 10.5 14 75.3 17.4 333 556.6 615.8 -10 6.3 27.6 -77 650.2 671.3 -3
19 WEST M.P. 46.0 13.6 238 69.4 13.5 414 914.5 876.1 4 12.4 53.1 -77 1042.2 956.3 9
20 EAST M.P. 48.3 35.3 37 105.7 25.1 321 745.1 1051.2 -29 40.3 57.8 -30 939.4 1169.4 -20
21 GUJARAT REG. & DDNH 1.9 1.1 77 13.70 6.4 114 659.4 901.0 -27 2.6 34.9 -93 677.7 943.4 -28
22 SAURASHTRA & KUTCH 1.2 0.6 94 8.2 3.9 110 502.5 473.5 6 4.7 29.0 -84 516.5 507.0 2
RAINFALL STATISTICS

23 KONKAN & GOA 1.9 0.3 517 51.6 37.0 39 2005.0 2914.3 -31 126.6 148.6 -15 2185.0 3100.2 -30
24 MADHYA M'RASHTRA 2.2 1.9 14 75.5 37.8 100 488.1 729.3 -33 64.5 107.8 -40 630.3 876.8 -28
25 MARATHAWADA 11.7 6.8 72 83.8 30.3 177 412.4 682.9 -40 24.3 101.6 -76 532.2 821.6 -35
26 VIDARBHA 31.0 17.2 80 107.4 30.9 248 848.2 954.6 -11 7.3 81.8 -91 993.9 1084.5 -8
27 CHATTISGARH 11.0 21.3 -48 71.4 45.2 58 1009.8 1147.3 -12 20.1 76.9 -74 1112.4 1290.7 -14
28 COASTAL A.P. 2.2 18.7 -88 65.3 97.0 -33 642.0 581.1 10 278.9 327.4 -15 988.4 1024.2 -3
29 TELANGANA 12.2 11.3 8 109.0 56.8 92 600.8 755.2 -20 25.9 119.3 -78 747.9 942.6 -21
30 RAYALASEEMA 1.4 6.6 -79 126.2 82.0 54 358.3 398.3 -10 389.7 219.2 78 875.5 706.1 24
31 TAMIL NADU & PUDU. 10.6 30.9 -66 242.8 128.1 90 285.8 317.2 -10 665.3 438.2 52 1204.5 914.4 32
32 COASTAL KARNATAKA 2.0 0.9 120 206.8 178.8 16 2285.0 3083.8 -26 275.5 262.8 5 2769.3 3526.3 -21
33 N.I.KARNATAKA 2.4 3.9 -39 125.4 85.1 47 357.3 506.0 -29 68.6 145.3 -53 553.7 740.3 -25
34 S.I.KARNATAKA 2.0 4.4 -56 232.7 145.2 60 607.4 660.0 -8 249.0 209.6 19 1091.1 1019.2 7
35 KERALA 8.1 24.3 -67 465.1 379.7 22 1514.7 2039.6 -26 612.7 480.7 27 2600.6 2924.3 -11
36 LAKSHADWEEP 2.6 35.5 -93 243.6 232.4 5 860.9 998.5 -14 555.5 333.6 67 1662.5 1600.0 4

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TABLE - 2
STATION WISE TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL EXTREMES FOR THE YEAR 2015

MIN DATE MAX DATE HIGHEST 24 Hr. DATE

S.NO. STATION NAME
(0C) (MONTH_DATE) (0C) (MONTH_DATE) RAINFALL(mm) (MONTH_DATE)
1 Agartala AP 7.4 2_1 37.6 9_18 167.8 7_19
2 Cherrapunji* 3.4 1_31 30.6 9_18 578.6 6_8
3 Dibrugarh AP 6.2 12_22 38.2 6_26 194.6 8_30
4 Guwahati AP 6.8 2_1 37.6 7_29 68.6 9_23
5 Imphal AP 1.8 12_23 35.2 7_26 87.6 8_1
6 Passighat 11.4 12_26 37.7 7_7 266.9 6_7
7 Shillong* 1.6 1_31 25.2 4_23 168.0 8_19
8 Tezpur 8.6 12_26 36.7 9_19 82.6 6_8
9 Baghdogra AP 4.2 12_27 38.0 5_26 138.2 8_31
10 Berhampore 8.2 1_21 42.2 5_22 124.0 7_25
11 Kolkata 11.4 1_20 38.5 4_3 143.7 7_10
12 Cooch Behar AP 5.7 12_26 37.4 7_28 181.2 6_1
13 Contai 8.6 12_27 38.6 5_23 158.5 8_1
14 Darjeeling* -0.8 12_22 24.5 10_6 115.3 7_11
15 Gangtok* 1.0 1_3 25.3 7_26, 8_11 112.5 6_28
16 Jalpaiguri 6.5 1_20 38.3 7_29 157.0 6_10
17 Kalimgpong* 2.0 1_9, 12,13 30.0 8_11 137.0 7_1
18 Krishnanagar 6.2 12_28 40.0 5_16 104.4 6_25
19 Midnapore 10.1 1_22 42.0 5_22 89.8 8_1
20 Panagarh 5.9 1_21 43.3 5_23 92.4 8_11
21 Balasore 9.9 12_27 41.6 4_21 120.7 6_14
22 Bhubaneshwar AP 10.8 1_22 45.5 5_26 56.6 8_26
23 Chandbali 10.6 12_27 43.7 5_24 79.5 6_14
24 Gopalpur 13.1 1_22 34.1 7_7,15 113.3 6_21
25 Jharsugda AP 7.8 1_11 46.4 5_25 192.3 8_3
26 Puri 13.0 12_27 36.0 7_5 73.6 4_26
27 Sambalpur 9.1 1_19 46.6 5_24 81.2 6_23
28 Daltonganj 4.1 1_19 47.0 5_27 295.3 7_16
29 Gaya AP 4.7 1_12, 12_26 46.0 6_9 131.6 7_6
30 Jamshedpur AP 0.0 3_31 44.8 5_24 195.8 7_28
31 Patna AP 4.5 1_21 44.7 6_8 86.2 7_6
32 Purnea 5.0 12_27 40.0 5_22 65.0 5_30
33 Ranchi AP 5.3 12_26 41.7 5_25 105.6 7_10
34 Bahraich 3.4 1_21 44.4 6_9 51.0 6_24
35 Bareilly 6.2 1_21 44.5 5_24 117.6 6_30
36 Dehar Dun 0.0 12_16 40.8 6_9 114.7 7_11
37 Gorakhpur 3.4 1_21, 22 43.9 6_8 161.4 8_1
38 Jhansi 3.4 1_14 46.4 5_19 95.4 8_19
39 Lucknow AP 3.0 12_19 45.7 6_9 76.7 7_12
40 Mukteshwar** -2.4 12_24 30.2 6_10 120.4 6_26
41 Varansai 4.1 1_21 46.6 5_24 103.8 6_29
42 Ambala 4.5 1_13 42.7 5_22, 23 106.7 9_23
43 Chandigarh 3.3 12_16 43.3 5_23 101.0 9_23
44 Hissar 2.0 1_27 45.5 5_22 92.2 8_13
45 Karnal 8.8 3_4 34.8 7_2 97.4 3_2
46 New Delhi AP 4.0 1_13 45.5 5_25 93.8 7_11
47 Amritsar AP -1.0 1_28 44.6 5_4 77.0 3_2
48 Patiala 4.3 1_13 43.4 5_23 116.8 7_13
49 Shimla* -2.0 1_23 29.2 5_24 89.1 7_17
50 Banihal* -2.9 2_6 31.7 6_19 130.9 9_23
51 Gulmarg* -12.5 12_24 23.0 6_20, 7_6 76.1 4_20
52 Jammu AP 3.4 12_25 41.9 6_19 105.0 8_6
53 Srinagar* -5.6 12_21 34.0 8_29 53.8 3_9
54 Ajmer 4.7 12_25 43.8 6_8 74.4 8_16
55 Barmer 7.0 1_28 45.0 5_23 71.7 7_26
56 Bikaner 2.4 1_28 46.2 6_20 46.8 6_27
57 Ganganagar 3.2 1_1 46.3 6_19 57.8 9_22
58 Jaipur AP 4.3 1_28 46.0 6_8 49.6 7_19
59 Jaisalmer 2.0 1_2 46.5 5_23 74.4 9_22
60 Jodhpur AP 6.0 12_15 44.8 6_1 46.9 7_26
61 Kota AP 5.6 1_17 46.4 5_18 106.8 8_10
62 Udaipur 3.0 12_16 43.0 5_18, 19, 21, 30 89.0 8_12
63 Ambikapur 3.4 12_26 43.6 5_23 83.6 7_10
64 Betul 3.5 1_10 43.4 5_19 119.9 8_5
65 Bhopal(AP) 5.8 1_18 45.4 5_31 148.8 7_19
66 Guna 4.4 12_15 45.7 5_19 72.6 8_18
67 Gwalior 3.4 12_25 46.0 6_8 190.6 7_12
68 Indore(AP) 6.9 1_6 43.5 5_18 191.2 8_5
69 Jabalpur 4.7 1_14 45.2 5_19 94.7 8_4
70 Jagdalpur 5.6 1_12 43.1 5_23 150.6 6_21
71 Khandwa 6.4 12_26 45.1 5_19 290.0 8_5
72 Nowgong 3.0 1_14 47.3 5_19 52.8 6_24
73 Pendra 4.0 12_26 44.0 5_29 89.1 9_21
74 Ratlam 5.2 12_26 44.4 5_18, 31 242.8 7_26
75 Sagar 6.0 12_25 46.2 5_19 82.9 8_19
76 Satna 4.9 1_10 44.9 6_8 77.0 8_15

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TABLE - 2(CONTD.)

MIN DATE MAX DATE HIGHEST 24 Hr. DATE

S.NO. STATION NAME
(0C) (MONTH_DATE) (0C) (MONTH_DATE) RAINFALL(mm) (MONTH_DATE)
77 Seoni 6.0 12_25 43.0 5_30 124.2 8_4
78 Umaria 1.4 1_14 45.9 5_29 71.5 8_15
79 Ahmedabad AP 8.0 12_20 44.6 5_17 130.4 6_25
80 Baroda 10.0 12_21 44.5 5_17 60.8 6_25
81 Bhavnagar AP 10.6 1_30 45.0 5_23 137.4 6_25
82 Bhuj AP 8.3 1_29 44.2 5_1 245.4 7_28
83 Deesa 8.1 12_15 44.5 5_16 400.0 7_28
84 Dwarka 13.6 1_28 38.8 10_2 98.0 7_23
85 Naliya 2.6 12_15 41.2 6_21 62.1 7_28
86 New Kandala 10.0 1_29 42.6 5_16 171.0 7_28
87 Porbandar AP 9.4 1_6 42.8 4_20 66.6 6_24
88 Rajkot AP 8.8 1_1 44.4 5_16 166.6 6_24
89 Surat 12.5 12_22 42.2 4_19 215.3 9_20
90 Veraval 12.1 1_27 39.1 10_16 112.4 7_23
91 Akola 7.5 12_26 46.4 5_19 187.7 8_5
92 Ahmadnagar 6.9 1_17 42.8 4_30 77.8 9_10
93 Aurangabad AP 7.9 1_10 43.8 5_19 85.4 9_18
94 Buldhana 9.0 12_25 42.0 5_19 165.0 8_5
95 Chandrapur 8.4 1_23 47.6 5_22, 29 200.0 6_21
96 Dahanu 12.7 12_25 38.4 10_19 189.3 7_22
97 Harnai 14.4 2_9 40.4 3_25 209.1 6_20
98 Jalgaon 6.2 1_12 44.6 5_18 116.8 9_18
99 Kolhapur 12.9 1_14 40.1 9_28 43.4 6_22
100 Mahabaleshwar* 8.2 3_4 33.2 5_4 365.8 6_22
101 Malegaon 7.5 12_26 44.8 5_19 93.0 9_18
102 Mumbai 17.2 12_24 37.2 2_21 208.8 6_19
103 Nagpur AP 5.3 1_10 47.1 5_30 113.2 6_22
104 Panjim 16.0 1_14 36.6 3_11 166.1 7_25
105 Parbhani 6.6 12_26 45.7 5_20 78.0 9_18
106 Pune 6.6 12_26 40.8 5_4 102.8 5_14
107 Ratnagiri 14.4 1_14 39.0 3_12 205.6 6_21
108 Sholapur 9.5 1_12 43.8 5_21 54.3 5_6
109 Yeotmal 8.2 1_6 45.6 5_19 223.4 8_5
110 Anantpur 11.9 1_11 42.5 4_6 40.8 4_13
111 Hyderabad AP 10.0 1_10 44.3 5_21 61.4 4_13
112 Kakinada 16.0 1_12 46.7 5_24 175.3 6_20
113 Kalingapatnam 13.0 1_10, 22 37.7 5_25 105.2 6_21
114 Kurnool 12.7 1_12 44.0 5_29 50.3 6_9
115 Machilipatnam 16.6 1_12 46.9 5_23 94.8 10_28
116 Nellore 18.6 1_13 43.8 5_21 123.1 11_17
117 Nizamabad 9.9 1_10 46.6 5_21, 27 129.7 8_13
118 Ongole 17.5 1_10 46.9 5_27 60.9 8_12
119 Ramgundam 9.6 1_12 46.8 5_21, 22 89.6 9_17
120 Rentachintala 10.4 1_10 46.8 5_25 0.0 12_31
121 Visakhapatnam AP 13.8 2_5 45.0 5_24 167.4 6_20
122 Chennai AP 17.9 1_10 42.4 5_25 345.1 12_2
123 Coimbatore 16.7 1_13 37.7 9_5 89.3 5_16
124 Cuddalore 18.4 1_13 40.5 7_12 144.3 11_23
125 Kanyakumari 20.7 1_2 35.6 5_4 82.6 12_20
126 Kodaikanal* 6.9 1_15, 22 23.7 5_22 72.0 11_1
127 Madurai AP 17.9 1_13 40.8 7_14 71.2 9_30
128 Nagapattinam 19.5 1_15 40.0 7_17 194.4 11_7
129 Palayamkottai 20.2 1_13, 14 39.5 7_28 102.0 11_19
130 Pamban 20.5 2_20 36.6 5_8 105.2 9_30
131 Salem 16.2 1_13 40.6 3_25 123.2 11_10
132 Tiruchirapalli AP 17.8 1_13 41.3 4_3 71.0 6_6
133 Vellore 15.0 2_24 42.2 5_25 136.2 11_16
134 Bangalore* 12.7 1_11 36.5 4_5 95.3 11_3
135 Chitradurga 8.5 1_11 38.3 4_6 67.8 5_30
136 Gadag 10.1 1_11 39.2 5_22 75.8 8_18
137 Gulbarga 12.9 1_12 45.0 5_20, 21 64.0 9_10
138 Honavar 15.1 1_23 37.2 3_11 149.8 7_10
139 Karwar 15.5 1_14 37.2 5_25, 26, 12_29 193.8 6_12
140 Mangalore AP 17.2 1_13 36.6 3_12 193.2 7_10
141 Medikeri* 6.9 1_14 32.0 3_22 195.0 6_26
142 Mysore 9.6 1_14 36.5 4_5 84.0 9_25
143 Raichur 8.9 1_13 43.4 5_21 95.0 9_7
144 Alapuzha 21.4 1_12-14, 36.4 3_27, 29 72.0 6_27
145 Cochi AP 21.4 1_13 34.8 3_27 96.1 11_5
146 Kozhikode 21.3 1_14 37.0 4_3, 12_10 95.0 7_18
147 Thiruvananthapuram 19.8 1_2 36.4 3_26 160.6 4_22
148 Car Nicobar 19.2 3_19 37.0 5_10 79.0 9_5
149 Port Blair 20.2 1_28 36.0 3_18 119.3 5_24
150 Amini Divi 21.4 1_14 36.3 4_5 115.9 6_12
151 Minicoy 21.9 1_14 35.8 3_13 110.3 8_19

(* : HILL STATIONS)

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THE METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE PRESS,
OFFICE OF THE
ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL
OF METEOROLOGY (RESEARCH),PUNE

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