BHARAT SARKAR

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

BHARAT MAUSAM VIGNYAN VIBHAG

 INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE,   BANGALORE

WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT FOR KARNATAKA STATE

WEEK ENDING THE  21^st  MAY  2008/ 31^st  VAISAKHA, 1930 (SAKA)

Week’s rainfall (Districtwise)  (15.05.2008 to 21.05.2008)

DEFICIENT:   Koppal, Davanagere,

SCANTY     :   Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada, Bagalkote, Belgaum, Bidar, Bijapur, Dharwad,

                        Gadag, Gulbarga, Haveri, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Urban, Bellary,

                        Chamarajnagara, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Hassan, Kodagu, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore,

                        Shimoga, Tumkur.

NO RAIN     :   Udupi, Raichur.

 

 PRINCIPAL  AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL  (cm)

 

15.05.2008 TO 17.05.2008: STATE : Nil.

18.05.2008 :  Sompura, K.R.Pet, Sakleshpura 2 each; Sargur 1.

19.05.2008: Kuknoor , Sira 4 each;  Yelburga, Holenarsipura, C.R.Patna, Sravanabelgola 2 each. Bijapur 1.

20.05.2008:  Santhebennur 9; Ranebennur 6, Malur, Gubbi 4 each;  Gadag, Nayakanahatti, Chikkanahalli 2

                     each; Kuknoor, Bangalore Airport, Honnali, Tumkur 1 each.

21.05.2008:  Yedwad, Hoskote 4 each; Chintamani  Observatory, Challakere 3 each; Navalgund, Chittapur,

                     C.N.Halli, Thondebhavi, Nelamanagala, Kanakapura 2 each;  Bhatkal, Shirali, Badami,

                     Channapatna, Holalkere,  Arkalgud 1 each.

 

SEASON’S RAINFALL (DISTRICTWISE)  (01.03.2008 to 21.05.2008):

 

EXCESS   :  Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Bagalkote, Belgaum, Bidar, Bijapur,

                     Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Haveri, Koppal, Raichur, Bangalore Urban, Bellary,

                     Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Hassan, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore, Shimoga

                     Tumkur.

NORMAL  :  Bangalore Rural, Chamarajnagara, Kodagu.

 

Chief synoptic features and Associated Weather : 

 

                  Last week’s trough of low  at sea level  from Chattisgarh to gulf of Mannar across Coastal

Andhra Pradesh and coastal Tamil Nadu  with associated upper air trough extended upto 0.9 km.

above  sea level  persisted on 15^th and 16^th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Another trough of low at sea level ran from  Bihar to Gulf of Mannar  across Orissa, Coastal

Andhra Pradesh & coastal Tamil Nadu on 17^th and persisted on  18^th with associated upper air trough extends between north Coastal Andhra Pradesh to south Tamil Nadu  upto 1.5 km above  sea

Level. On 19^th the trough ran from Chattisgarh to Gulf of Mannar across Telengana, Rayalseema, South Interior Karnataka, and Interior Tamil Nadu and persisted on 20^th with associated upper air trough extended upto 1.5 km above  sea level.  On 21^st another trough of low at sea level over southeast Arabian Sea off Karnataka  & Kerala coasts.

            A low pressure area has formed  over east central and northeast Bay of Bengal on 15^th, and moved away.

            On 21^st an upper air cyclonic circulation lay over east central Arabian sea of Konkan  coast between 3.1 & 5.8 km above  sea level on 19^th.  Another  upper air cyclonic circulation lay over South Interior Karnataka and neighbourhood between 2.1 & 5.8 km above  sea level on the same  day. Another upper air cyclonic circulation seen over eastArabian sea between 2.1 & 3.6 km above  sea level on 21^st.

Under the influence of above systems  Over Coastal Karnataka Rainfall occurred at isolated places  from  18^th to 21^st ;  mainly dry weather prevailed on  17^th and  dry weather on the remaining days of the week.

Over North Interior Karnataka rainfall occurred at isolated places  from  18^th to 21^st  and   dry weather prevailed remaining days of the week.

 

Over South Interior Karnataka rainfall occurred at a few places  on  21^st;  at isolated places on 15^th and  from 18^th to 20^th and mainly dry weather prevailed on 16^th..

 

Maximum Temperatures:

Over Coastal Karnataka, maximum temperatures  were  above  normal at most places  on 16^th, 19^th, 20^th, 21^st being appreciably  so at  many places on 16^th, and at a few places on  17^th to 20^th  and appreciably  above normal at a few places on 15^th.

Over  North Interior Karnataka, maximum temperatures were above normal at a few places on 15^th and were  normal on remaining days of the week.

Over  South Interior Karnataka maximum  temperatures were appreciably  above normal at a few places on 15^th and above normal at a few places from 16^th to 21^st.

 

Raichur  recorded the highest  maximum temperature of  42.8° Celsius  on  20^th and  21^st  MAY 2008     during the week  over the State.

 

 

METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE,                                                                                                 Dr. A. MUTHUCHAMI

PALACE ROAD, BANGALORE-01.                                                                                        DIRECTOR-IN-CHARGE