Surendranagar gets highest rain of the season, Kheda lowest

Surendranagar gets highest rain of the season, Kheda lowest
Ahmedabad, 11 July, 2011


Surendranagar gets highest rain of the season, Kheda lowest


Gujarat has received 14.95 % rains, as per the report of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on 8:00 AM, 11-7-2011.

The district of Surendranagar has received 34.52 %, the maximum percentage of rains in the state. The other districts to receive ample amount of rains are Rajkot – 26.71 %, Porbandar – 23.46 % and Jamnagar 21.28%.

Other districts to receive rains above 15 percent of their total average seasonal rain are Gandhinagar – 16.69 %, Ahmeadabad – 16.09 %, Bhavnagar – 16.08 %, Amreli – 15.53 %.

If we look at the situation in millimeters, Valsad has recived the highest 315 mm rain so far followed by Navsari 227 mm, Surendranagar 222 mm, Junagadh 216 mm, Porbandar 213 mm, Surat 203 mm, Rajkot 194 mm, Dangs 176 mm.

The lowest rainfall has received in Kheda 7.37 %, Dangs 7.47 % and Dahod 9.48 %.

The entire districts wise data is presented below:

Surendranagar – 34.52 %
Rajkot – 26.71 %
Porbandar – 23.46 %
Jamnagar – 21.28 %
Junagadh – 20.45 %
Sabarkantha – 18.57 %
Gandhinagar – 16.69 %
Ahmedabad – 16.09 %
Bhavnagar – 16.08 %
Amreli – 15.53 %
Narmada – 13.60 %
Valsad – 13.45 %
Mehsana – 13.38 %
Tapi – 13.36 %
Surat – 12.63 %
Panchmahal – 12.21 %
Patan – 11.52 %
Navsari – 11.30 %
Vadodra – 11.28 %
Anand – 10.99 %
Bharuch – 10.44 %
Banskantha – 10.32 %
Kutch – 9.63 %
Dahod – 9.48 %
Dangs – 7.47 %
Kheda – 7.37 %

Notable Talukas that have received highest rain so far are Sutrapada : Junagadh – 53.35 %, Wankaner : Rajkot – 47.42 %, Bhachau : Kutch – 46.29 %, Muli : Surendranagar – 45.25 % and Wadhvan : Surendranagar – 42.12 %.

Lakhpat taluka in Kutch has received no rain at all.