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Wettest March-2015 in History of Himachal Pradesh with ever highest rainfalla

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Dharamsala, April 2, 2015: India Meteorological Department’s Meteorological Centre, Shimla in Himachal  has said that during the month of March 2015, Himachal Pradesh as a whole received 189.4mm of rain  against 104.8mm of its normal value, this is 81% more than its normal value.  This is the ever highest rain fall in Himachal  during the month of March. Previous highest precipitation during the month of March was 174mm in the 2007. 
Describing the details, Manmohan Singh, Director, Meteorological Centre, Shimla said in a press release, “All the 12 districts received normal or excessive rainfall from their normal value.  District Solan received the highest precipitation i.e. 254.9mm; this is 307% more than its normal value whereas district Lahaul & Spiti received the lowest precipitation i.e. 178mm; however, it is still 1% more than its normal value.”
Most of the stations received ever highest rainfall and snowfall in a day during the month of March. Una received 199.6mm of rainfall after March 1911 and Renuka received 244mm after March 1967. Details of some of   stations having highest rainfall during the month and in day are given below in Table 2 &3.
Details of other district is given in the Table-1

Table-1.  District wise Rainfall during the month of March 2015

District

Actual Rainfall (mm)

Normal Rainfall (mm)

Percentage (%) Departure from the normal

BILASPUR

196.6

54

264

CHAMBA

223.4

120.3

86

HAMIRPUR

149.1

59.1

152

KANGRA

176.5

84.9

108

KINNAUR

228.2

113.9

100

KULLU

192.8

135.2

43

LAHAUL & SPITI

178

176.6

1

MANDI

154.4

81.7

89

SHIMLA

149.2

80

86

SIRMAUR

209.1

42.4

393

SOLAN

254.9

62.6

307

UNA

199.3

40.9

387

HIMACHAL PRADESH

189.4

104.8

81

Table-2. Ever highest  monthly precipitation in the month of March

District

Name of Station

Monthly total rainfall in March, 2015

Previous Highest monthly total rainfall (mm)/year

Bilaspur

Kahu

193.6

186. 3 in /2013

 

Naina Devi

279.2

240. jn  /2007

Hamirpur

Bhoranj

152.8

129.6 in /2007

 

Mehre

194.6

179.2 in /2007

Kinnaur

Kalpa (snowfall)

245.2

221.3 in /1996

Sirmaur

Renuka

244

203.5 in /1967

 

Nahan

212

211.0 in /1967

Solan

Dharampur

287.5

281.5 in /1982

 

Kandaghat

257.6

247.1 in /1982

 

Kasauli

237

206.7 in /1982

Una

Una

199.6

182.5 in /1911

 

Amb

167.8

118.0 in /2007

 

Bangana

218.5

170.9 in /1998

Table-3. Ever highest 24hours rainfall and snowfall   during the month of March

Name of Station

24 hr rainfall in March, 2015/date

Previous highest 24hr rainfall(mm) /date/year

 

Berthin

70.0/02

66.0/02/1982

 

Kahu

80.0/02

77.5/06/2013

 

Naina Devi

63.0/03

55.0/01/2007

 

Kalpa

65.0/02

52.5/22/1996

 

Renuka

149.0/02

84.3/27/1967

 

Nahan

116.2/02

86.0/09/1963

 

Arki

110.7/03

80.0/11/2006

 

Dharampur

120.2/02

93.0/02/1982

 

Kandaghat

122.4/02

67.8/01/1955

 

Kasauli

119.5/02

64.7/22/1981

 

Una

81.0/02

73.7/13/1911

 

Amb

85.4/02

62.0/13/2007

 

 

Date: 
Thursday, April 2, 2015

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