Rainfall status in Nagaland from June 1- September 18, 2021 according to the Indian Meteorological Department.
Morung Express News
Dimapur | September 18
With the State receiving lesser than normal rain so far in the month of September, the deficient rainfall in Nagaland may increased further when the current South West Monsoon (SWM) season ends on September 30.
The period from June 1 to September 30 is considered the SWM in India, when the country receives highest volume of rainfall.
As per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), rainfall this month from September 1-18 was -36% departure from the normal.
The onset of South West Monsoon on June 1, rainfall pattern has improved a bit, but rainfall till August 26 was -24% departure from normal average.
As per the IMD Data, while the normal rainfall during the period is 141.9 millimetres (mm), the State relieved just 191.3 mm.
The rainfall data last week from September 9-15 was high as -70%, putting the State in the category of ‘large deficient.’
District-wise, the IMD data informed that till September 18, only Peren (+3%) and Wohka (+13%) had ‘normal rainfall this month, while Mokokchung recorded ‘excess rainfall’ at 60%.
The rest of districts were either in deficient category – Tuensang (-47%), Zunheboto (-59%) and Dimpaur (-41%) or large deficient –Kohima (-76%), Phek (-76%), Kiphire (-90%), Longleng (-61%), and Mon (-67%). The status of Noklak in included in Tuensang in the IMD’s website,
However, the overall rainfall status (June 1-September 18) was -25% from normal with state receiving 795.8 mm of rain against normal status of 1063.9 mm.
This is an increase from the status on till August 26, when the deficient rainfall stood at -24% departure in Nagaland.
As of September 18, while Mon, Mokokchung, Wokha, Kiphire, and Peren are shown as receiving normal rain, the rest – Dimapur, Phek, Tuensang, Zunheboto, Longleng and Kohima, had deficient rainfall.
