Monsoon 2023 Report - Northwest India

 SW Monsoon 2023
Report
Northwest India 

Cloudmet Weather

Statistics 

• Rainfall over the country during SW Monsoon 2023 (June-September) was 820 mm which is - 5.6 % of Long Period Average of 1971-2020 calculated by the  India Meteorological Department.

• Rainfall over Northwest India during SW Monsoon 2023 (June-September) was 593 mm  which is +1 % of Long Period Average of 1971-2020 calculated by the  India Meteorological Department.
• Rainfall in NW India in June 2023 was 111.1 mm which is 42% Above Normal from its Average of 78.1 mm [Although, in reality it can be attributed to the excessive rainfall in Rajasthan due to remnants of Cyclone Biparjoy].
• Rainfall in NW India in July 2023 was 261.4 mm which is 25% Above Normal from its average of 209.7 mm [Can be attributed to the extreme flood in Northwest India in first half of the month]
• Rainfall in NW India in August 2023 was 123.8 mm which is 37% Below Normal from its average of 197.1 mm [*India recorded its Lowest Ever August Rainfall since 1901 this year which was 162.7 mm, 36% Below Normal]
• Rainfall in NW India in September 2023 was 91.6 mm which is 11% Below Normal from its average of 102.7 mm
• Sub-division wise, State/UT wise & District wise Rainfall statistics of Northwest India are given below:-                                                  Data Source: India Meteorological Department 

• Region wise & State wise Rainfall maps published by the IMD are given below:
  
  
  
  
  
  

Advance of Monsoon

*Withdrawal map will be published accordingly.

Extreme Events & associated Rainfall Data 

JUNE 2023

During June 2023, Cyclone Biparjoy formed in Arabian sea on 6th June and made Landfall in Gujarat near Jakhau Port on 15th June, dissipated over East Rajasthan on 19th June (it further travelled as a LPA towards Uttar Pradesh via Northwest Madhya Pradesh). It caused widespread Extremely Heavy Rainfall in Rajasthan.

'The following data belongs to IMD'

[mm]

*16 June* - Rajasthan: Chitwala-69.0 (Jalore)

 *17 June* - Mount Abu 210,

Sedwa 136, Mount Abu Tehsil 135, Ramiwada 110, Bidasra 76, Reodar 68

 *18 June* - Mount Abu Tehsil 360.0, Jalore 317.0 Raniwada 317.0, Sheoganj 315.0, Sanchore 296.0, Jaswantpura 291.0, Sumerpur 270.0, Chotan 266.0, Dorimanna 256.0, Reodar 243.0, Bali 240.0, Siwana 236.0, Bagoda 232.0, Erinpura/Jawai Dam 226.0, Abu Road 203.0, Pali 198.0, Sedwa 188.0, Balotra 182.0, Desuri 178.0, Pindwara 176.0, Bhinmal 167.0, Deogarh 147.0, Gudamalani 136.0, Marwar Junction 135.0, Pachpadra 127.0, Sirohi 125.6, Kumbhalgarh 120.0, Gogunda 119.0, Ahore 105.0, Kotda 99.0, Jodhpur 91.3, Luni 91.0, Sinderi 86.0, Jodhpur Tehsil 85.0, Rohat 85.0 Bautu 84.0, Sayla 82.0, Sojat 81.0. Amet 71.0, Ramsar 68.0, Tatgarh 67.0 

 *19 June* (cm) - Desuri (dist Pali) 38, Sheoganj (dist Sirohi) 35, Nagrarfort Sr (dist Tonk) 31, Sumerpur Sr (dist Pali) 28, Deogarh (dist Rajsamand) 27, Kumbhalgarh Sr (dist Rajsamand) 25, Amet (dist Rajsamand) 24, Erinpura/jawai Dam (dist Pali) 24, Rajsamand (dist Rajsamand) 22, Bali (dist Pali) 19, Ahore Sr (dist Jalore) 17, Ajmer Tehsil Sr (dist Ajmer) 16, Reodar Sr (dist Sirohi) 15, Srinagar Sr (dist Ajmer) 15, Pushkar Sr (dist Ajmer) 15, Deoli (dist Tank) 15, Nainwa (dist Bundi) 14, Marwar Junction (dist Pali) 14, Mandal Sr (dist Bhilwara) 13, Ajmer (dist Ajmer) 13, Tonk Tehsil Sr (dist Tonk) 13, Piplu Sr (dist Tonk) 13 and Kekri Sr (dist Ajmer) 12

 *20 June* - Dholpur 188.0, Ajmer 149.1, Bhilwara 121.0, Kishangarh 115.0, Nasirabad 106.0, Bari 95.0, Karauli 89.0, Shahbad 78.0, Khandar 78.0, Kotri 77.0, TodaBhim 76.0, Sawai Madhopur 75.0, Vijayanagar 75.0, Pushkar 73.0, Indergarh 71.0, Jawaja 68.0, Baseri 66

 *21 June* - Uttarakhand: Barkot 68.0, east Uttar Pradesh: Chhibramau 240.0, Bhagaun 100.0, Mainpuri 134.0. Kannauj 76.5 and Tarabjanj 65.4, Elginbridge (Distt. Barabanki) 108, Karnailgan) (Distt. Gonda) 69.0, Kaiserganj (Bairach) 65.0.

 *22 June* - Uttar Pradesh: Rate (Hamirpur) 295.0, Mahoba 140.4, Maurnipur (Jhansi) 121.2,  Uttarakhand: Shama 114.0, Kapkot 110.0, Ukhimath 66.4, Uttar Pradesh: Kanpur 115.4, Bindri 107.0

List of 24hr Rainfall All Time Record (ATR) Broken in Northwest India during June 2023 (source: IMD)

1. ERINPURA / JAWAI  DAM (Rajasthan)= 239 mm on 19th June 2023 [Previous Record = 78.3 mm on 25th June 1977]
2. NAJIBABAD (Uttar Pradesh) = 205 mm on 25th June 2023 [Previous Record= 93.5 mm on 12th June 1984]
3. SRI GANGANAGAR (Rajasthan) = 109 mm on 26th June 2023 [Previous Record = 99.1 mm on 14th June 19.3]
   

Image Source: IMD

JULY 2023

During July 2023, a Western Disturbance and Monsoon interaction occurred which brought one of the worst flood in Northwest India in past several decades, Chandigarh, Ambala, Ridge (Delhi), Bilaspur Sadar, Manali, Pahalgam, Leh & Katra recorded their highest ever 24hr Rainfall [list is given below]                                  Data Source: IMD

6th July- Uttarakhand: Ranimajra 168.0, Laldhaang 113.0, Khanpur 129.0, laksar 130.0, Kashipur 128.0, Roorkee 118.5, Punjab: Ludhiana 156.0, West Uttar Pradesh: Muzaffarnagar 124.3 and Rajasthan: Karauli 120.0 and Bilara 117.0, Himachal Pradesh: Chamba 88.3, Renukaji 71.0, Uttarakhand: Jaspur 97.0, DeviDhura 81.0, Karanpur 70.5, Dangoli 72.0, Punjab: Pathankot 106.4, Nawashahar 96.2, Gurdaspur 89.3, Hoshiarpur 78.0, Haryana: Siwan 97.0, Uttar Pradesh: Saha swan 74.0, Najibabad 66.6, Rajasthan: Sanbhar 93.0, Bagoda 90.0, Galiakot 76.0, Jhadol 73.0.

7th July- Uttar Pradesh: Dadri 204.0, and Mirganj (Bareilly) 120.0, Himachal Pradesh: Kasauli (Solan) 80.0 and Dharampur 68.0 Uttarakhand: Kashipur 100.0 and Nainital 70.0 Haryana: Loharu (Bhiwani) 66.0 Uttar Pradesh:Etawah and Badaun 111.0, Milak (Rampur) 90.2,Hardoi 86.0 and Mawana (Meerut) 85.0,Nawabganj 80.0,Baheri 78.6 and Fatehgarh 77.0 and Rajasthan: Rajsamand 109.0, Barmer 85.0, Sirohi 74.0 and Palli 66.0.

8th July- Uttarakhand: Chorgalia 119.0, East Rajasthan: Sawai Madhopur 172.0, Karauli 162.0, Pratapgarh & Sirohi 144.0, Dungarpur, Jammu & Kashmir: Banihal 103.8, Qazigund 94.0, Pahalgam 73.3, Kukernag 76 3, Himachal Pradesh: Renukaji (Sirmour) 86.0, Uttarakhand: Kiccha AWS 114.0, Kathgodam 110.2, Khatima 87.0, Pantnagar 75.0, Narender Nagar 70.2, Punjab: Taran Tam 70.0, Firozpur 68.0, Haryana: Mahendragarh 68.0, west Uttar Pradesh: Chandpur 70.0, Najibabad 67.0, Rajasthan: Ajmer & Pali 104.0, Jaisalmer 79.5, Nagaur 65.0.

9th July- Jammu & Kashmir: Kathua 221, Himachal Pradesh: Nangal Dam 282.5, Bilaspur 224.0, Una AWS 228.5, Olinda 215.0, Haryana: Chandigarh 302.2, Chandigarh Airport 286.0, Radaur 246.0, Kalka 244.0, Panchkula 239.0, Raipur 226.0, Ambala 224.1, Punjab Ropar 282.5, Ballowal Saunkari 270.0, Jammu & Kashmir: Bhaderwah 125.1, Uttarakhand: Chorgalia 130.0, Weat Uttar Pradesh: Nakur 148.0, Rajasthan: Sangariya 152.0, Sirohi 133.0, Udaipur-wati 124.0, west Uttar Pradesh: Nakur 148, Bareilly 133, Haryana: Yamuna Nagar 169.0, Kurukshetra 138.0, Karnal 128.0, Sonipath 119.0, Delhi: Safdarjung 153.0, Ridge 134.5, Lodi Road 123.4, Delhi University 118.0, Punjab: Pathankot 187.0, Anandpur Sahib 185.0, Gurudaspur 167.0, Sasnagar 143.7, Nawanshahr 141.2, Ferozpur 125.0, Rajasthan: Sangria 152.0, Sirohi 133.0 and Udaipurwati 124.0, Uttarakhand: Koti 101.0, Gular Bhoj 83.5m, Jaspur 82.5, Vikashnagar 76.5, Devidhura 65.5, Himachal Pradesh: Baijnath 175.0, Nadaun 160.5, Chuari 160.1, Berthin 148.6, Manali 131.3, Rohru 185.0 and Solan 107.0, Punjab: Ludhiana 100.0, Kapurthala 95.0, Jalandhar 80.0, Bhatinda 75.0, Haryana: Tajewala 110.0, Panipat 77.0, Fatehabad 70.0, Delhi: Pusa 72.5, Jafarpur 89.5, Pritampura 88.0, Rajasthan: Jaipur 107.0, Sikar 84.0, Ajmer 80.0 and Pali 76.0, West Uttar Pradesh: Baraut 75.0, Bagpath 65.0,

10th July- Himachal Pradesh: Pachad 230.3, Punjab: Ropar 350.0, Patiala 259.6, Haryana: Kurukshetra, 242.0, Rajasthan: Sirohi 231.0, Himachal Pradesh: Nainadevi 198.4, Dharmshala AWS 191.0, Dehra Gopipur 175.4, Una 169.2, Solan 165.8, Dhaulakuan 161.0, Rohru 160.0, Nahan 138.4, Mandi 118.8, Uttarakhand: Koti 156.0, Punjab: Nawashahar 201.2, Fatehgarh Sahib 176.5, Haryana: Ambala 172.2, Chandigarh 160.6, Kaithal 143.0, Panchkula 122.0, Delhi: Lodhi Road 116.6, west Uttar Pradesh: Saharanpur 148.0, Mawana 116.0, Rajasthan: Pali 128.0, Ajmer 137.0, Himachal Pradesh: Palampur 105.0, Uttarakhand: Bhagwanpur 88.0, Tyuni 80.8, Roorkee AWS 77.5, Chakrata 74.3, Haripur 68, Punjab: Ludhiana 72.0, Haryana: Sonipat 98.0, Karnal 96.0, Panipat 89.0, Gurugram 74.0, Delhi: Safdarjung 107.3, Ridge 65.6, West Uttar Pradesh: Meerut: 98.0, Muzaffarnagar 68.4 Rajasthan: Jalore & Jaipur 99.0, Tonk 98.0, Sikar 92.0, Baran 72.0, Bharatpur 71.0, Bhilwara & Sawai Madhopur 65.0.

11th July-Himachal Pradesh: Nanan 250.0 and Sirmaur 238.0, Uttarakhand: Roshanabad 230.0, Dhanuri 222.5 and Asharoni 207.0, Haryana: Chandigarh Airport 206.6 and west Uttar Pradesh: Saharanpur 210 , Himachal Pradesh: Kasauli 198.0, Naina Devi 188.2,

Rohru 150.0, Mandi 122.0, Uttarakhand: Rishikesh 193.0, Bhagwanpur 169.0, Vikasnagar 162.0, Raiwala

161.0, Laksar 141.0 and Purola132.0, Punjab: Fatehgarh Sahib 141.0, Haryana: Ambala 181.8, Pratapnagar

163.0, Naraingarh 155.0, Pancjkula 149.0, Yamunanagar 147.0, Jagadhari 136.0, Kalka 127.0, Nabipur- Naraingarh 122.0, Ambala Cantt 127.0 and at isolated places over east Rajasthan: Sirohi 128.0, Uttarakhand: Haripur 89.8, Tuini 86.6, Chakrata 82.0 Dehradun 79.3, Dhanulti 82.0, Kotdwara 87.0, Gairsain 85.0 and Yamkeshwer 74.0 Punjab: Roopnagar 115.0, Haryana:Chandigarh 110.6,Bhiwani 108.2 Raipurrani 105.0 and Barwala 102.0, Uttar Pradesh: Nakur114.0, Bhudhana 71.0, Jansath 92.3, Muzaffarnagar 73.3, Rampur Maniharan 70.0, elginbridge 71.2 and Rajasthan: Pratapgarh 89.0, Dhaulpur 87.0, Kota 83.0, Jaipur 82.0, Palli 78.0, Chitorgarh 75.0, Baran 69.0, Jhunjhunu 68.0, Banswara 67.0 and Bhilwara 66.0.

12th July- Pradesh: Kesar Ganj 210.0. Himachal Pradesh: Dhaulakuan 144,5, Uttarakhand: CWC Rishikesh 165.0. and Koshya Kutauli 119.4, Himachal Pradesh: Sirmour 87.0, Uttarakhand: Bharsar AWS 112.0, Sat Puli 111.0, Narendra Nagar 105.0, Nainital 90.0, Lansdown AWS 82, Devi Dhura 80.0, Haridwar 70.0, Ranikhet 69.4 and Rudraprayag 68.5, Haryana: Tajewala 91.2, Chhachhrauli 82.0, Pratap Nagar 70.0, East Uttar Pradesh: Gonda 115.0, East Rajasthan: Banswara 79.0

13th July- Uttarakhand: Roorkee 300.0, Laksar 220.0. and Bhagwanpur AWS 205.0, West Uttar Pradesh: Sambhal 212.0, Himachal Pradesh: Jatton Barrage 127.0, Uttarakhand: Roshana bad 166.0, Ranimazra 169.0, Dhanauri 143.2, Bhagwanpur 205.0, Haryana: Yamuna Nagar 117.0 and west Uttar Pradesh Chandpur 128.0, Muzaffarnagar 126.3, Saharanpur 128.0 and Bijnor 155.0, Uttarakhand: Narendra Nagar 105.3, Khanpur 102.0, Bhagwanpur & Rudraprayag 98.0, Purola 91.0, Dehradun 74.0, Kotdwara 68.0, Asharori 73.5, Raiwala 73.0 and Vikas Nagar 66.0 and at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh: Dodhu 74,0 Haryana: Sadhaura 100.0, Bilaspur 75.0, Ambala 71.0 and Jagadhari 68.0, Uttar Pradesh: Meerut 108.0, Najibabad 87.0, Nagina 85.0 and Meghawal 71.0, Rajasthan: Bharatpur 90.0.

Image Source: IMD

AUGUST 2023 

This year, August recorded its lowest ever monthly rainfall since 1901 which was 162.7 mm, 36% Below Normal as per data of IMD. 

Monsoon Trough remained near foothills on most of the days.

Extreme Rainfall occurred in parts of Himachal Pradesh &  Uttarakhand. Rishikesh in Uttarakhand recorded two 400+ mm events in the month; 434.6 mm and 419 mm  at 8:30 AM Ending of 10th & 14th August respectively. Such exceptionally heavy rainfall is rare for the region as per records but now frequency of extreme events is increasing with climate change. 

Rainfall in mm:

10th August- Uttarakhand: Rishikesh 434.6, Neelkanth 244.0, Uttarakhand: Narendranagar 180.0, Haripur 141.0,

Yamkeshwar 143.0, Birdghat 136.6, Gularbhoj 125.0, Tanakpur 124.0, Mukhalispur 123.6 and Raiwala 123.0,

east Uttar Pradesh: Sidhharthnagar 191.4, Gorakhpur 133.2 and Bansgaon 122.0, Uttarakhand: Jollygarnt 109.0, Kashipur 90.0, Shastradhara 82.0, Bajpur 81.5, Pantnagar 76.8, Mussoorie 76.5, Banbasa 76.0, Kotdwar 74.0 and Jakholi 70.5, at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh: Guler 102.2, Bilaspur 93.4 and Hamirpur 70.0, Uttar Pradesh: Bhinga 114.2, Basti 109.0, Kakardharighat 108.8, Regauli 102.6, Chandardeepghat 100.0, Nichiol 95.8, Salempur 91.0, Najibabad 78.0, Naugarh 72.0 and Nautanwa 71.0.

14th August 2023- Himachal Pradesh: Kangra 273.4, Sujanpurtira254.0, Dharamshala 252.2, Shapur 231.2 and Palampur220.0 and Uttarakhand: Rishikesh 419.0,

Shastradhara 251.0 and U cost 214.0, Himachal Pradesh: Guler 191.0, Jogendernagar 178.0, Nagrata Surain 175.0, Kataula 172.0, Sundernagar 168.0, Mandi and Dev Prayag 138.0, Gohar 119.0 and Uttarakhand: Utt-tech-uni 188.0, Mussoorie 187.0, Raiwala 185.0, Mohkanpur 175.1, Lansdown 172.0, FRI 173.4, Jollygarnt 150.0, Tehri 117.7, Sama 123.0 and Haryana: Tajewala 146.0, Uttarakhand: Loharkhet 114.0, Jaspur 102.0,Kotdwar 105.0, Narendranagar 80.0, Chamoli 81.6, Chakrata 79.0, Nainital 76.0, Kathgodam 95.4, Marora 83.2, Haridwar 66.8,Srinagar 91.2, Berinag 70.0, Dharchula 69.2, Yamkeshwar 80.0, Haridwar 66.8, Haripur 69.0, Chamoli 78.5, Song 81.0, Kanda 75.5, Tanakpur 97.0, Champawat 85.0, Vikas Nagar 87.0, Sat Pull 88.0, Didihaat 77.0 and Ganal Ganguli 67.5,at a few places over Himachal Pradesh: Dhaulakuan 111.0, Shimla 108.0, Kasuali 96.0, Paonta 93.4, Nadaun 82.0, Rohru 70.0, Kandaghat 66.0, Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu 82.8 and Katra 82.6, Punjab: Pathankot 72.0, Haryana: Pratapnagar 100.0, Mori 69.0 and east Uttar Pradesh: Dhanghta 68.0

Image Source: IMD 

SEPTEMBER 2023

IMD declared withdrawal of SW Monsoon 2023 from parts of West-Southwest Rajasthan on 25th September. Further, on 30th September; it was declared for entire North Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and parts of Jammu, H.P, Uttarakhand and West Uttar Pradesh. 

A active western disturbance affected Northwest India during 23-25th September 2023 in which hails were also reported from parts of Sirsa district of Haryana. Few peaks received fresh snowfall in Himalayas. Exceptionally heavy rainfall of 324 mm was recorded in Fatehpur and 304.8 mm in Bilaspur of Uttar Pradesh on 11th September.  

Rainfall data 

11th September [mm] - (Rampur) 304.8, Fatehpur, 324.0 and Bilari (Moradabad) 265.3, Uttarakhand: Gularbhoj 135.0, Nainital 132.0, Champawat 137.0, Chithi 136.0, Kichha 126.0, Bastia 125.0, Jainti 123.0 and Bajpur 117.0, Uttar Pradesh: Moradabad 157.4, Tanda (Rampur) 120.1, Sambhal 208.0, Sahaswan 125.0, Gunnaur 120.0, Nawabganj 176.0, Ramnagar 160.0,

Hardoi 165.0, Kanpur Tehsil 145.0 and Lucknow 140.0 and east Rajasthan: Jhalawar 130.0, Uttarakhand: Mukteshwar 112.0, Rudrapur 106.0, Betalghat 115.3, Ranikhet 96.0, Almora 94.6, Kathgodam 95.2, Verinag 80.0,Kashipur 88.0, Jhulaghat 66.5, Pantnagar 90.6, Devidhura 86.5, Sitlakhet 107.0 and Jageshwar 82.0, Uttar Pradesh: Hardoi 112.6, Bahraich 99.2, Najibabad 97.4, Lucknow 93.9, Kanpur City 74.6, Lakhimpur Kheri 67.0, Shahjahanpur 67.8, Kaisergan) 90.0, Kannauj 107.0, Tirwa 102.0, Nighason 76.4, Milak 110.0, Chandausi 67.4, Baheri 77.4 and Sasni 82.0 and at isolated places over east Rajasthan:Bharatpur 65.0.