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GAMC-259
5/2015(3.7)/20240828/01

Weekly Weather Report for Gujarat state and Diu, Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli for the week ending on
28.08.2024 :

MAIN FEATURES:

Monsoon was active over Gujarat region on 24.08.2024; vigorous over Gujarat region; active over
Saurashtra- Kutch on 25.08.2024; vigorous over Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch on 26.08.2024;
vigorous over Gujarat region, Saurashtra-Kutch on 26.08.2024; vigorous over Gujarat region and
Saurashtra- Kutch on 27.08.2024; active over Gujarat region and vigorous over Saurashtra- Kutch on
28.08.2024.

Exceptionally heavy rainfall occurred at isolated in Navsari district of South Gujarat region on 26.087.2024; in
Panchmahal district of North Gujarat region, Morbi district of Saurashtra on 27.08.2024;in Dwarka and
Jamnagar on 28.08.2024

Extremely heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places in the district of South Gujarat region namely Valsad,
Surat, Navsari, Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli on 25.08.2024; in the district of Gujarat region namely
Mahisagar, Panchmahal, Dang,Valsad; in the districts of Saurashtra namely Rajkot and Surendranagar
26.08.2024; in districts of Gujarat region namely Ananad, Kheda, Mahisagar, Panchmahal, and Vadodara; at
isolated in districts of Saurashtra-Kutch region namely Dwarka, Jamnagar, Morbi, Rajkot, Surendranagar and in
Kutch 27.08.2024; in districts of at isolated in districts of Saurashtra-Kutch region namely Dwarka, Jamnagar,
Rajkot and in Porbandar.28.08.2024

• Very heavy rainfall occurred at a few places in the district of Gujarat region namely Dang,Surat,
Navsari, Kheda, Narmada, Dahod. Tapi, Mahisagar, Anand, Vadodara, Chhota-Udepur, Aravalli, Valsad,
Panchmahal, Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli;in district of Saurashtra namely Morbi, Rajkot and
Surendranagar 26.08.2024; in the district of Gujarat region namely Patan, Mehsana, Gandhinagar,
Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Dang,
and in Dadara Nagar Haveli; in all the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Surendranagar, Rajkot,
Jamnagar, Amreli, and Botad.27.08.2024; in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Jamnagar,
Junagadh, Morbi, Porbandar and Rajkot in the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Jamnagar, Junagadh,
Morbi, Porbandar and Rajkot over Saurashtra & Kachchh moved westwards with a speed of 12 kmph during
past 6 hours and lay centered at 0830 hours IST of today, the 28th August over the same region near latitude
23.7°N and longitude 69.7°E, 50 km north-northwest of Bhuj (Gujarat), 100 km east-northeast of Naliya (Gujarat)
and 290 km east-southeast of Karachi (Pakistan)..

• Very heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places in the district of North Gujarat region namely Kheda,
Banaskantha, Gandhinagar and Mehsana on 24.08.2024; in the district of Gujarat region namely
Mahisagar, Mehsana, Dahod, Narmada, Tapi, Navsari, Dang, Sarat, Valsad and Chhota Udepur and
Dadra Nagar Haveli on 25.08.2024.

• Heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places in the district of North Gujarat region namely Anand on
22.08.2024; in the district of North Gujarat region namely Aravalli on 23.08.2024; in the district of
Gujarat region namely Kheda, Aravalli, Sabarkantha, Panchmahal, Banaskantha, Gandhinagar,
Mahisagar, Ahmedabad, Chhota Udepur, Narmada and Bharuch; in the district of Saurashtra namely
Amreli on 24.08.2024; in the district of Gujarat region namely Dahod, Patan, Anand, Panchmahal,
Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Mehsana, Ahmedabad, Mahisagar, Sabarkantha, Tapi, Surat, Chhota Udepur,
Navsari, Narmada and Bharuch & in the districts of Saurashtra namely Gir Somnath, Junagadh and
 Amreli on 25.08.2024; at isolated places in Kheda district of North Gujarat region; in the districts of
Saurashtra-Kutch Amreli, Botad, Gir-Somnath, Junagadh, Morbi, Rajkot and in Kutch on 28.08.2024.

Heavy rainfall at a few places in the district of Gujarat region namely Vadodara, Dahod, Panchmahal,
Chhota-Udepur, Navsari, Kheda, Valsad, Anand, Narmada, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Tapi, Gandhinagar,
Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Surat, Bharuch, Ahmedabad and in Daman; in the districts of Saurashtra Kutch
namely Surendranagar, Rajkot Morbi, Botad and Kutch 26.08.2024; in the district of Gujarat region
namely Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal,
Dahod, Mahisagar, Vadodara, Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Dang, Navsari, and in Dadara Nagar Haveli; in
all the districts of Saurashtra-Kutch namely Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli,
Dwarka, Botad, Kutch on 27.08.2024.

SYNOPTIC SITUATION:

Last week’s cyclonic circulation over northeast Arabian sea adjoining Gujarat between 4.5 & 5.8 km above
mean sea level has become less marked on 22.08.2024.
• A Monsoon trough at mean sea level passed through Sri Ganganagar, Rohtak, Orai, Siddhi, Gaya,
centre of low-pressure area over north Bangladesh & neighbourhood and thence to east-southeastwards to
northeast Bay of Bengal and extends upto 0.9 km above mean sea level on 22.08.2024 ; passed through
Bikaner, Sikar, Orai, Churk, Dehri, centre of low-pressure area over northern parts of West Bengal and adjoining areas
of northeast Jharkhand and thence east-southeastwards to northeast Bay of Bengal and extends up to 0.9 km above
mean sea level on 23.08.2024; passed through Jaisalmer, Kota, Khajuraho, centre of low-pressure area over
southeast Uttar Pradesh & adjoining northwest Madhya Pradesh, Ranchi, Contai and thence southeastwards
to northeast Bay of Bengal on 24.08.2024; passed through Jaisalmer, centre of depression over
northwest Madhya Pradesh, Sidhi, Chaibasa, Digha and thence southeastwards to northeast Bay of
• Bengal on 25.08.2024; passed through Jaisalmer, centre of depression over East Rajasthan, Guna,
Sidhi, Daltonganj, Well Marked Low-Pressure Area over Gangetic West Bengal and thence
southeastwards to northeast Bay of Bengal on 26.08.2024; passed through centre of deep depression
over north Gujarat, Sagar, centre of Low-Pressure Area over northwest Jharkhand, Digha
and thence southeastwards to Eastcentral Bay of Bengal 27.08.2024; passed through centre of deep depression
over Saurashtra & Kutch, Udaipur, Shivpuri, Churk, Daltonganj, Digha and thence southeastwards to
Eastcentral Bay of Bengal on 28.08.2024.

A low pressure area lay over east central Arabian sea off Maharashtra coast with associated cyclonic circulation extended
up to 3.1 km above mean sea level tilting southwest wards with height on 23.08.2024; It moved nearly westwards and
lay as well marked low pressure area over southeast Uttar Pradesh & adjoining northeast Madhya Pradesh with
the associated cyclonic circulation extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level on 24.08.2024; it further
intensified into depression over northwest Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood moved westwards during past 3
hours and lay centered over northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining east about 60 km west-southwest of to
Guna (West Madhya Pradesh) and 120 km southeast of Kota (East Rajasthan) on 25.08.2024; over East Rajasthan
moved west-southwestwards with a speed of 12 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred over East Rajasthan near latitude
23.8°N and longitude 73.6 °E, about 90 km south of Udaipur (East Rajasthan), 150 km east-southeast of Deesa (Gujarat)
and 130 km northeast of Ahmedabad (Gujarat)on 26.08.2024; over north Gujarat moved slowly westwards with a speed of
5 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centered over the same region near latitude 23.8°N and longitude 72.0 °E, about 10
km west of Patan, 50 km south-southwest of Deesa (Gujarat), 100 km north-northwest of Ahmedabad (Gujarat), 120 km
north-northeast of Surendranagar (Gujarat) and 230 km east-northeast of Bhuj (Gujarat) on 27.08.2024; over Saurashtra
& Kachchh moved westwards with a speed of 12 kmph during past 6 hours lay centered over the same region near latitude
23.7°N and longitude 69.7°E, 50 km north-northwest of Bhuj (Gujarat), 100 km east-northeast of Naliya (Gujarat) and 290
km east-southeast of Karachi (Pakistan)28.08.2024

An offshore trough ran from the low pressure area over east central Arabian sea off Maharashtra coasts to north Kerala
coast on 23.08.2024; ran from south Gujarat to south Kerala coast on 24.08.2024; ran from south Gujarat to north
Kerala coast on 25.08.2024 and 26.08.2024; ran from south Gujarat to central Kerala coast on 27.08.2024
on 28.08.2024.
DISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL

REGION/DATE 22.08.2024 23.08.2024 24.08.2024 25.08.2024 26.08.2024 27.08.2024 28.08.2024

NORTH / SCT/ SCT/ FWS WS/ WS WS/ WS WS/ WS WS/ WS WS/ WS

SAURASHTRA/ SCT/ SCT/ DRY SCT/ ISOL WS/ FWS WS/ WS WS/ WS WS/ WS
KUTCH DRY

Legends: Dry: No rain, ISOL: At isolated places, SCT: At a few places, FWS: at many places, WS: at most places
 DISTRICTWISE WEEKLY RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION
22.08.2024 TO 28.08.2024
Sr. No. ACTUAL NORMAL
MET. SUBDIVISIONS in mm in mm %DEP
STATES
119.9 282
'D&NH AND DD (UT) 457.8
254.4 38.7 557
GUJARAT
MET. SUBDIVISIONS
GUJARAT REGION
40.3 497
1 AHMEDABAD 240.5
411.7 56.6 627
2 ANAND
358.6 62.7 472
3 ARAVALLI
114.5 33.3 244
4 BANASKANTHA
187.9 37.1 406
5 BHARUCH
297.2 69 331
6 CHHOTA UDEPUR
496.8 127.1 291
7 DADARA & NAGAR HAVELI
337.7 61.3 451
8 DAHOD
412.7 127.1 225
9 DAMAN
540.1 128.8 319
10 DANGS
290 53.1 446
11 GANDHINAGAR
452.9 58.6 673
12 KHEDA
423 63.9 562
13 MAHISAGAR
249.1 44.1 465
14 MEHSANA
328.5 67.9 384
15 NARMADA
309.2 81.5 279
16 NAVSARI
403.7 75 438
17 PANCHMAHAL
177.4 37 379
18 PATAN
229.9 50.5 355
19 SABARKANTHA
254.4 65.1 291
20 SURAT
249.9 81 209
21 TAPI
283.6 54.6 419
22 VADODARA
471.2 102.7 359
23 VALSAD
279.2 56.6 393
SUBDIVISION RAINFALL
SAURASHTRA & KUTCH
24.3 393
1 AMRELI 119.9
112.3 29.3 283
2 BHAVNAGAR
202.3 28.3 615
3 BOTAD
448.4 19.9 2153
4 DEVBHOOMI DWARKA
61 18.9 223
5 DIU
90.9 29 213
6 GIR SOMNATH
459.2 22.8 1914
7 JAMNAGAR
 222.2 27.8 699
8 JUNAGADH
174.9 21.2 725
9 KUTCH
406.6 25.4 1501
10 MORBI
334.1 18.5 1706
11 PORBANDAR
365.6 25 1362
12 RAJKOT
279.4 31.8 779
13 SURENDRANAGAR
234.8 24.2 870
SUBDIVISION RAINFALL
 DISTRICTWISE CUMULATIVE RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION
01.06.2024 TO 28.08.2024
SN ACTUAL NORMAL
MET. SUBDIVISIONS (in mm) (in mm) %DEP
STATES
1806 30
D&NH AND DD (UT) 2342.3
797.1 569.2 40
GUJARAT
MET. SUBDIVISIONS
GUJARAT REGION
533.9 19
1 AHMEDABAD 635.4
906 672.3 35
2 ANAND
764.6 678.8 13
3 ARAVALLI
446.4 487 -8
4 BANASKANTHA
893.2 579.9 54
5 BHARUCH
922.4 790.2 17
6 CHHOTA UDEPUR
2527.8 1890.6 34
7 DADARA & NAGAR HAVELI
680 631.6 8
8 DAHOD
2046.3 1890.6 8
9 DAMAN
1975.1 1822.8 8
10 DANGS
689.3 619.5 11
11 GANDHINAGAR
926.8 657.7 41
12 KHEDA
820.8 653.2 26
13 MAHISAGAR
713.3 566 26
14 MEHSANA
1073.5 844.3 27
15 NARMADA
2102.7 1499.7 40
16 NAVSARI
896.6 751.5 19
17 PANCHMAHAL
503.6 452.7 11
18 PATAN
695.2 678.4 2
19 SABARKANTHA
1478.5 1050.7 41
20 SURAT
1313 1144.2 15
21 TAPI
862 717.9 20
22 VADODARA
2222.4 1699.9 31
23 VALSAD
912.4 750.7 22
SUBDIVISION RAINFALL
SAURASHTRA & KUTCH
444.6 21
1 AMRELI 536.7
499.4 442.5 13
2 BHAVNAGAR
470.5 429.8 9
3 BOTAD
1503.9 443.2 239
4 DEVBHOOMI DWARKA
597.8 616.9 -3
5 DIU
841.3 727.3 16
6 GIR SOMNATH
985.2 503 96
7 JAMNAGAR
 1352.1 714.7 89
8 JUNAGADH
562.4 320 76
9 KUTCH
780.2 432.5 80
10 MORBI
1321.4 546.3 142
11 PORBANDAR
796.5 499.8 59
12 RAJKOT
490.8 408.4 20
13 SURENDRANAGAR
709.7 424.3 67
SUBDIVISION RAINFALL

Dr. ASHOK KUMAR DAS