BHARAT SARKAR
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
BHARAT MAUSAM VIGNYAN VIBHAG
 INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT
METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE,   BANGALORE
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT FOR KARNATAKA STATE

WEEK ENDING THE  21ST  OCTOBER  2009/  29TH  ASVINA   1931 (SAKA)

Week’s rainfall (Districtwise) 15.10.2009 TO 21.10.2009

DEFICIENT     :       Mysore  

SCANTY         :         Dakshina Kannada , Udupi, Uttara Kannada,  Belgaum, Bangalore

                                    Urban,Chamarajanagar, Chikmagalur, Hassan, Kodagu, Shimoga

NO RAIN         :         Bagalkote,    Bidar, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Haveri, Koppal, 

                                    Raichur, Bangalore Rural, Bellary, Chitradurga, Davangere, Kolar, Mandya,

                                    Tumkur

PRINCIPAL  AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL IN CM: 

15.10.2009:             Hunsur 5; Mani, Puttur 4 each; Bhagamandala, Sringeri 3 each;Napoklu,

                                Yellandur, Konanur 1 each

16.10.2009:             Nil 

17.10.2009:             Bhagamandala 2; Kalasa 1. 

18.10.2009:            Nil 

19.10.2009:            Nil  

20.10.2009:           Dharmasthala 5; Agumbe 2; Karkala , Gokak 1 each. 

21.10.2009:           Nil 

SEASON’S RAINFALL (DISTRICTWISE)  (01.10.2009 to  21.10.2009) :

EXCESS         :         Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Bagalkote, Belgaum, Bidar,

                                    Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Haveri, Koppal, Raichur, Bellary,

                                    Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Shimoga,

NORMAL       :          Kodagu,  

DEFICIENT    :         Hassan, Mandya, Mysore, Tumkur 

SCANTY        :          Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Urban, Chamarajanagar, Kolar,                        

 Chief synoptic features and Associated Weather : 

               The upper air circulation over Southwest Bay off Tamilnadu Coast laid between 2.1  to 5.8 km above sea level on 15^th .   It lay over South Tamilnadu Coast and extended upto 0.9 km above sea level on 16^th ; It persisted on 17^th morning and extending upto  4.5 km above sea level.   It lay over South Tamilnadu and adjoining Srilanka extending upto 3.1 km above sea level on 17^th evening and  extended up to 0.9 km above sea level on 18^th .   It became less marked on 19^th .           

            Another upper air circulation over East Central Arabian sea off Goa-Karnataka Coast extended up to 1.5 km above sea level on 15^th .  It lay over Lakshadweep area and neighnourhood extending upto 0.9 km above sea level on 16^th .   It extended upto 1.5 km above sea level on 17^th .  It extended upto 3.1 km above sea level on 18^th .  It extended upto  0.9 km above sea level  on 19^th .  It  persisted on 20^th ; extending upto 1.5 km above sea level. 

            A feeble trough of low pressure at sea level ran from Lakshadweep  area to Coastal Karnataka on 19^th .  It persisted on 20^th .  It became less marked on 21^st .      

            An upper air circulation laid over West central Bay of Bengal off Coastal Andhra Pradesh extending upto 3.1 km above sea level on 20^th morning.   It became less marked on 20^th evening. 

            Another upper air circulation laid over Southwest Bay off South Tamilnadu and adjoining Srilanka Coast  extending 3.1 km above sea level on 20^th  and persisted on 21^st extending upto 3.6 km above sea level on 21^st .

       Under the influence of above systems, Over Coastal Karnataka Southwest Monsoon was weak  on all the days of the week.  Rain occurred at isolated places on 15^th , 16^th , 20^th ; mainly dry weather prevailed on 18^th and dry weather prevailed on the remaining days of the week.  Over North Interior Karnataka, Southwest   Monsoon was weak  on all the days of the week.  Rain occurred at isolated places on 20^th and dry weather prevailed on the remaining days of the week.   Over South Interior Karnataka Southwest monsoon was  weak on all the days of the week.  Rain occurred at isolated places on 15^th , 16^th , 17^th , 20^th ; mainly dry weather prevailed on  18^th  and dry weather prevailed on the remaining days of the week.

 METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE,                                                                                 Dr. A. MUTHUCHAMI
PALACE ROAD, BANGALORE-01.                                                                          DIRECTOR-IN-CHARGE