Vagaries of the Weather ©- Extremes
Extreme Weather events and Records will be the main theme of this blog..
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
For Mumbai S'cruz...2021 now breaks the record for the fastest 2000 mm mark . Achieved on 22nd July 2021 in 52 days ! Total today 2001 mms !
The record for the fastest 2000 mms at Santa Cruz was in 1965, when it touched 2000 mms on 30th July, in 60 days. Followed by 2005 when the total was surpassed on 31st July, in 61 days.
July End Totals..Scruz 1965 ;2038 mms, 2005 :2019 mms..
Colaba, just for the records, has crossed 2000 mms by July 3 times. In 1886, 1907 and 1991. But, we are still way behind for this station to cross 2000 mms by July end.
(As per Vagaries Records)
Sunday, January 26, 2020
26th October 2020Mumbai: South West Monsoon has withdrawn from Mumbai. Equaling IMD record of Most delayed date ...26th October (2010).
(IMD Withdrawal criteria awaited this year.)
Rainfall:Scruz 3856 mms (151 inches) All time high.
Colaba : 3427 mms ( 135 inches) ..Record 3482 mms 137 inches 1954
Aurangabad (Mah) received 1558 mms as annual rain this year. till 1st November 2020An all time annual record.
Most Delayed Monsoon for Mumbai: June 25th 1959
Earliest Monsoon for Mumbai: 29th May 1956/62/72.
Earliest monsoon over Mumbai was on 23 May 1802 nd 1839 ( reconstructed data )
..Source ..Climate Dynamics journal ( G Adamson , D Nash )
Most Delayed Withdrawal: 26th October 2010/2020
Posted 25th OctoberMumbai Scruz received the highest ANNUAL rainfall total this year, 2020The previous highs1.3856 mms (2020) and still counting2. 3855 mms (2019)
3. 3784 mms (1958)
Mumbai: South West Monsoon has withdrawn from Mumbai. Equaling IMD record of Most delayed date ...26th October (2010).
(IMD Withdrawal criteria awaited this year.)
Rainfall:Scruz 3856 mms (151 inches) All time high.
Colaba : 3427 mms ( 135 inches) ..Record 3482 mms 137 inches 1954
Earliest Monsoon for Mumbai: 29th May 1956/62/72.
Earliest monsoon over Mumbai was on 23 May 1802 nd 1839 ( reconstructed data )
..Source ..Climate Dynamics journal ( G Adamson , D Nash )
Most Delayed Withdrawal: 26th October 2010/2020
3. 3784 mms (1958)
29th August 2020
With 85 mms as on Saturday 29th Morning, Mumbai Scruz reaches a total of 3038 mms this season.
5th August 2020:
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
9872 mms (Patharpunj , Maharashtra)
9865 mms (Cherrapunji , Meghalaya)....and more
New record for Scruz : 2019 Annual Rainfall: 3855 mms.
Cloudburst in Badlapur on Tuesday 8th (Dussera);
Massive cloudburst saw 123 mms in 65 mins ! But it was 47.7 mms recorded in 5 mins (See table).and 100 mms in 30 minutes !(Just short of record.. see in Vagaries Extreme)
Table of 5 min interval rainfall recorded by Vagarian Abhijit on his private AWS.
Dusserra Rains elsewhere in Mumbai:
Borivali 32 mms, Kandivali 26 mms, Ghatkopar 7 mms,Vagaries 6 mms, Bhandup 4 mms, Scruz 3 mms,
Monday, June 10, 2019
29th August 2020
With 85 mms as on Saturday 29th Morning, Mumbai Scruz reaches a total of 3038 mms this season.
As per Vagaries' Records, this could be the earliest date (29th Aug 2020) for Santa Cruz to reach the 3000 mms mark. In 1954, when the previous record of season's total was 3452 mms, end August was at 2532 mms.
29th August 2020
With 85 mms as on Saturday 29th Morning, Mumbai Scruz reaches a total of 3038 mms this season.
Wettest September ever Sept 2019 1116 mms
The Current total rainfall for the Monsoon this year is 3462.8 mms, till 8.30 am 16th September, ...and counting.
The previous highest for Monsoon season was 3452 mms in 1954.
The Annual rainfall record is however at 3784.9 mms.