Gandhinagar: Exactly one month ago on June 16, the monsoon made its onset in Gujarat. Since then, the state has received 450.55 mm of rainfall, which constitutes 51.09% of its average annual rainfall for the season.

According to data from the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), among the regions, South Gujarat as usual recorded the highest rainfall with 822 mm, completing 55.19% of its seasonal average. East Central and Saurashtra regions both received around 49.26% of average rainfall, with 396.50 mm and 368.31 mm respectively, while North Gujarat followed closely with 345.12 mm, amounting to 48.01% of its annual average. Interestingly, the Kutch region has received 282.50 mm of rain so far, completing 58.46% of its average seasonal rainfall.

Among the districts, Botad and Bhavnagar are the only two that have recorded over 75% of their seasonal average rainfall. Meanwhile, Kutch, Surendranagar, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Anand, Panchmahal, Chhota Udepur, Bharuch, Narmada, Surat, Tapi, and Valsad have all received average rainfall ranging between 50% and 75%. The remaining districts have recorded over 25% of their average rainfall so far.

The SEOC report also notes that among the districts, Valsad has received the highest amount of rain at nearly 1,194 mm, followed by Dang with 1,083 mm. Other districts among the top five in rainfall are Navsari (916.17 mm), Surat (902.00 mm), and Tapi (875.57 mm) — all located in the South Gujarat region.

Notably, after a heavy spell of rain during the first 10 days of this month, rainfall has subsided this week and is likely to remain subdued through this week as per the IMD’s weather forecast. DeshGujarat