WEATHER DURING THE WEEK ENDING ON 08-10-2008

CHIEF FEATURES: South west monsoon subdued over the region on 2nd and 3rd Oct, subdued over Marathwada on 4th and 5th Oct .

District wise rainfall for the week ending 08-10-2008 ( From 02-10-2008 to 08-10-2008 )

Excess	Raigad, Ahmednagar, Nandurbar, Nashik, Pune, Sangli, Aurangabad, Jalna, Buldhana, Washim ,Solapur
Normal	Thane, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Beed, Parbhani, Amaravati, Wardha, Yeotmal
Deficient	Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Dhule, Satara, Akola, Nagpur, Gondia
Scanty	Gr.Mumbai, Latur, Nanded, Osmanabad, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli
No Rain	Nil
DNA	Nil

CHIEF AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL FOR WEEK ENDING 08/10/08

02/10/2008 :- Saoner ,Kalmeshwar – 3 each ,Samudrapur – 2

03/10/08 :- Mahad ,Washim –3 each , Jalna, Bhor, Vadoj ,Manora -2 each, Raver, Chopda, Nandgaon , Narkhed -1 each

04/10/08 :- Satana, Mohol, Akole -5 each, Jath, Pandharpur -4 each, Jamkhed, Junnar, Sinner, Surgana, Solapur, Paud -3 each, Sangli, Mandangad, Navapur, Murud, Vaijapur, Kalwan , Kagal, Jaffrabad -2 each, Malsiras, Sangola, Sillod, Shrigonda, Karjat, Kannad , Nashik(a.p), Rahuri, Akkalkuwa, Igatpuri, Saswad, Karad , Vadoj, Karmala, Dindori, Dahiwadi, Ghodegaon, Mangalvedha , Paithan, Bhira, Shirur, Isalampur, Mhasala, Gangapur -1 each

5/10/08 :- Khalapur -8, Khed, Sawantwadi -7 each, Malvan -6 each, Parner, Vadgaon-maval, Shirur , Chandurbazar , Morshi -5 each, Karjat, Pathardi -4 each, Shevgaon, Surgana, Baramati, Kagal, Kolhapur, Shahapur -, Hatkanangale, Kalyan , Kharanga -3 each, Bhira, Shahuwadi, Bhiwandi, Vita, Chandgad, Rajapur , Ajra, Tasgaon ,Gondia , Nandgaonkazi -2 each, Mahabaleshwar, Mhasala, Mandangad, Pune(a.p), Mokhada, Panvel , Lanja, Sinner, Rahuri, Erandol, Gaganbavda, Patan , Igatpuri, Khudalabad, Sillod ,Motala ,Pusad ,Murtazapur Khamgaon -1 each

06/10/08 :- Matheran -10, Igatpuri -6, Murbad , Khamgaon -5, Ghodegaon, Khed, Bhira, Radhanagari, Parbhani -4 each, Vita, Ashti, Mahabaleshwar, Kalyan, Jalna, Sudhagad-pali , Karjat ,Digras -3 each, Dindori, Dhadgaon, Shrigonda, Junnar, Patoda, Shahada , Mhasala -2 each, Erandol, Osmanabad, Shirala, Ambad, Surgana, Chiplun , Akkalkuwa, Peint, Jawhar, Madha, Shahuwadi, Beed ,Panvel, Khudalabad, Pen, Taloda, Purna, Sillod , Akole ,Chikhali -1 each

07/10/08 :- Gaganbavda -8, Hatkanangale ,Mehekar -6, Ahemadnagar, Vita -5 each, Igatpuri, Malsiras ,SindkhedRaja , Bhadrawati -4 each, Niphad, Barshi, Poladpur ,Nagpur (AP) , Hinganghat ,Wani -3 each, Sangola, Khanda-bavda, Pathri, Karjat, Kallam -2 each, Bhor, Dahiwadi, Akole, Jamkhed, Panvel, Shirol , Panhala, Matheran, Shriwardhan, Chiplun, Gadhinglaj, Kagal , Koregaon, Wai -1 each

08/10/08 :- Poladpur -14, Matheran -9, Malegaon (vidarbha) - 8 each ,Mahad -7, Chiplun, Manjalegaon, Pathri ,Chikhali -6 each, Jaffrabad, Pachora -5 each, Sangola, Madha, Khed, Khalapur, Soegaon, Paithan , Rahuri ,Jalgaonjamod -4 each, Kalwan, Gangapur, Edlabad, Igatpuri, Kalyan, Solapur -, Murbad, Taloda, Pathardi, Daund ,Buldhana ,Khamgaon -3 each, Parner, Bhor, Sudhagad-pali, Shevgaon, Sakri, Jalna -, Karjat, Bhadgaon, Ambad, Mahabaleshwar, Vadgaon-maval, Kannad , Ghodegaon, Mangalvedha, Pandharpur, Khudalabad , Patur ,Sironcha -2 each, Malegaon, Paud, Vaijapur, Pune(city), Newasa, Shrirampur , Junnar, Parbhani, Kankavali, Raver, Lanja, Pen , Shrigonda, Surgana, Ashti, Valpoi, Mangaon, Wai , Ahemedpur, Santacruz, Jamner, Indapur, Kallamnoori, Mokhada -, Sillod, Dhadgaon, Nandurbar, Khanda-bavda, Georai, Mominabad ,DeolgaonRaja ,Sangrampur ,Shegaon ,Katol ,Ashti,Washim,Digras -1 each

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL

Sub/Date	02	03	04	05	06	07	08
North Konkan	MD	ISOL	ISOL	FWD	FWD	SCT	FWD
South Konkan-Goa	MD	MD	MD	SCT	FWD	ISOL	ISOL
North Madhya Maharashtra	MD	ISOL	SCT	SCT	SCT	ISOL	FWD
South Madhya Maharashtra	MD	ISOL	SCT	SCT	SCT	SCT	FWD
Marathwada	MD	ISOL	MD	ISOL	SCT	MD	SCT
East Vidarbha	ISOL	ISOL	ISOL	ISOL	ISOL	ISOL	ISOL
West Vidarbha	ISOL	ISOL	ISOL	ISOL	ISOL	ISOL	SCT

LEGEND : MD/D - Dry / Mainly Dry weather. FWD-Rainfall at many places, WD- Rainfall at most places, SCT-Rainfall at a few

places, ISOL- Rainfall at Isolated places, V-Vigorous, A- Active

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TEMPERATURE ( MAXIMUM )

Sub/Date	02	03	04	05	06	07	08
North Konkan	N	N	N	AN	N	N	N
South Konkan-Goa	N	N	N	AN	N	AN	N
North Madhya Maharashtra	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
South Madhya Maharashtra	AAN	AAN	N	N	N	AN	N
Marathwada	AN	AN	AN	AN	N	AN	N
East Vidarbha	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
West Vidarbha	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

LEGEND: AAN-Appreciably above normal, AN- Above normal , BN- Below normal, N-Normal

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TEMPERATURE ( MINIMUM )

Sub/Date	02	03	04	05	06	07	08
North Konkan	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
South Konkan-Goa	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
North Madhya Maharashtra	N	N	N	N	N	AN	N
South Madhya Maharashtra	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Marathwada	AN	AN	AN	N	N	AN	N
East Vidarbha	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
West Vidarbha	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

LEGEND: AAN-Appreciably above normal, AN- Above normal , BN- Below normal, N-Normal

District wise season’s rainfall for the week ending 08-10-08 ( From 01-10-2008 to 08-10-2008)

Excess	Raigad, Ahmednagar, Nandurbar, Nashik, Pune, Solapur, Aurangabad, Jalna, Buldhana ,Washim
Normal	Thane, Jalgaon, Sangli, Beed, Parbhani, Amaravati, Wardha
Deficient	Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Dhule, Kolhapur, Satara, Akola, Gondia, Nagpur, Yeotmal
Scanty	Goa, Gr.Mumbai, Latur, Nanded, Osmanabad, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli
No Rain	Nil
DNA	Nil

WEATHER AND ASSOCIATED SYNOPTIC FEATURES

A feeble trough of low pressure on sea level chart lay off Karnataka - Kerala coast on 02nd . It persisted till 5th and became less marked on 6th Oct 08

Last week's upper air cyclonic circulation off Goa- Karnataka coast persisted over the same area and extended between 2.1 and 4.5 km a.s.l. on 2nd Oct, and between 2.1 and 3.6 km a.s.l. on 03rd. It lay off Karnataka - Kerala coast extending between 1.5 and 3.6 km a.s.l. on 04th . It persisted over the same area and extended between 2.1 and 4.5 km a.s.l. on 05th. It became less marked on 06th .

An upper air cyclonic circulation lay over South Madhya Maharashtra and adjoining areas extending upto 0.9 km a.s.l. on 03rd. It persisted on 04th . It persisted on 05th over the same area and extended between 0.9 and 1.5 km a.s.l. It became less marked on 06th.

Generally Westerly to North westerly winds prevailed over the region in the lower levels on 06th morning.

An upper air cyclonic circulation lay off South Gujarat - North Maharashtra coast between 0.9 and 2.1 km a.s.l. on 06th evening . It persisted over the area on 07th and extended between 0.6 and 2.1 km a.s.l. It became less marked on 08th.

An upper air cyclonic circulation lay over Madhya Maharashtra and adjoining areas extending between 1.5 and 3.1 km a.s.l. on 08th.

Another upper air cyclonic circulation lay over Lakshadweep and adjoining areas extending between 1.5 and 3.6 km a.s.l. on 08th.

36 deg C recorded at Brahmapuri on 03rd Oct 08 was the highest maximum temperature over the region.

14 deg C recorded at Bhira on 1st and 3rd Oct 08 was the lowest minimum temperature over the region.

Dr. K. SATHI DEVI

DIRECTOR

FOR DY. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF METEOROLOGY