Ahmedabad among six districts in Gujarat with under 20 % rains so far

Ahmedabad: Kutch, notorious for little rains, is so far the most rain scanty district in Gujarat with only 53 mm (13.58 %) while Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Anand, Surendranagar and Rajkot are the five more district in the state which have not received even 20 % of their average monsoon rains till date even as rain occurred in 160 talukas of 30 districts during last 24 hours during the ongoing moderate spell taking the state average to 29.56 %.

Ahmedabad which received only 6 mm of district average rain (1mm for the city) during the last 24 hours has in this season recorded only 120 mm rains so far which is merely 17.84 % of the season average. Rajkot has so far 103 mm and 16.72 %, Surendranagar 107mm, 18.49%, Vadodara 136mm, 15.10%, and Anand 130 mm with 16.80%.

So far in terms of percentage Panchmahal district of Central Gujarat (399mm, 44.45%) has received maximum rains while in terms of actual amount Valsad (921 mm, 42.77%) of South Gujarat was on the top.

In the last 24 hours three districts Surendranagar, Morbi and Botad did not receive any rains while Dangs recorded a negligible amount of just 1 mm in one of its talukas. Of the160 talukas of the 30 districts that experienced light to moderate showers, Vapi in Valsad had the maximum of 80mm rains. Umergam of the same district received 70 mm, Tilakwada of Narmada district had 72 mm, Bhavnagar 78 mm, Petlad in Anand 61 mm, Junagadh 55 mm, Visavadar 53 mm, Khergam in Navasari 50, Dantiwada in Banaskantha 40 mm also received mention-worthy rains.

Today Khambaliya taluka of Devbhumi Dwarka district saw over four inches of rain while adjoining Jamnagar and Rajkot city also had some rains. The met department has forecast some rain for almost all the 33 districts in the next 24 hours, however it has not issued any heavy or very heavy rains warning.

The list of all the regions and districts with their actual rain till today and percentage is as following-

KUTCH REGION (53 mm, 13.58 %)

Kutch- 53mm 13.58% (Minimum in both amount and percentage)

NORTH GUJARAT REGION (188mm, 27.85%)
Patan 129, 23.58,
Banaskantha 131, 22.50
Mahesana 161, 22.76,
Sabarkantha 254, 31.23,
Aravalli 355, 42.12,
Gandhinagar 204, 27.56

EAST-CENTRAL GUJARAT REGION (220mm, 27.63%)
Ahmedabad 120, 17.84
Kheda 184, 22.30
Anand 130 16.80
Vadodara 136 15.10
Chhota Udepur 297 29.26 1
Panchmahal 399 44.45 (Maximum in % terms)
Mahisagar 303 41.00
Dahod 286 37.97

SAURASHTRA REGION (180mm, 27.61%)
Surendranagar 107 18.49
Rajkot 103 16.72
Morbi 109 22.26
Jamnagar 124 20.56
Devbhumi Dwarka 123 20.28
Porbandar 193 27.82
Junagadh 252 28.20
Gir Somnath 372 42.12
Amreli 213 34.28
Bhavnagar 226 39.40
Botad 129 23.02

SOUTH GUJARAT (444mm 31.84%)
Bharuch 171 24.12
Narmada 229 21.72
Tapi 348 26.59
Surat 400 29.14
Navsari 591 33.31
Valsad 921 42.77 (Maximum in amount)
Dangs 781 32.75

STATE AVERAGE SO FAR – 235.58 mm, 29.56%

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