Friday 30 June 2017

June Rainfall Amounts!

Month of June remained fairly above normal for many stations across the country while mostly normal for others.
Monsoon interaction with WD caused handsome amounts of rainfall in Upper, Central and Southern parts of country including karachi.

Rain during last 24 hours:

Sindh: Diplo 70, Karachi (North Karachi 62, Saddar 59, Faisal base 56, Masroor, Nazimabad 51, Gulshan e Hadid 49, Model Observatory 39, Landhi 22), Badin 52, Thatta 40, Karachi A/P (Old Observatory 35, New Observatory 26), Nagarparker 24, Chhor 22, Mithi 17, Hyderabad 12, Mirpurkhas 08, Islamkot 03, Dahli 02,  
Punjab: Murree 58, Sialkot (City 34, A/P07), Gujrat 09, Gujranwala 07, Lahore (A/P 05, Punjab University 04, PBO 03), Kasur 03, Balochistan: Lasbella 13, Khuzdar 02,  
Kashmir: Rawalakot 09, Garidupatta 06, Muzaffarabad 05,   
KP: Malamjabba 08, Balakot 05, Kalam 03, 
GB: Gupis 02, Astore, Bagrote 01.

Following rainfall totals were recorded across different stations of Pakistan in this June:
ISLAMABAD CAPITAL TERRITORY:
Islamabad (G-8/2) 240.2 mm
Islamabad (Saidpur) 206 mm
Islamabad (PMD Headquarter H-8/2) 152.5 mm
Islamabad (DHA-2) 112.1 mm
Islamabad (Bokra) 103.3 mm
PUNJAB:
Rawalpindi (Bahria Town) 136.8 mm
Rawalpindi (Shamsabad) 135.2 mm
Rawalpindi (Chaklala) 128.1 mm
Rawalpindi (Westridge) 112.1 mm
Sialkot Airport 136 mm
Sialkot Cantt 123.9 mm
Bahawalpur Airport 145.3 mm
Bahawalpur City 77.1 mm
Lahore PBO 203.3 mm
Lahore Airport 129.6 mm
Taxila 104.2 mm
Kamra 40.4 mm
Bahawalnagar 37.2 mm
Bhakkar 74.3 mm
Chakwal 161.6 mm
Chenabnagar (Chiniot) PWS 38.3 mm
DG Khan 40.3 mm
Faisalabad Airport 76.8 mm
Jhang 139.2 mm
Joharabad 37.7 mm
Jhelum 84.7 mm
Kasur 108.9 mm
Khanpur 42.7 mm
Kot Addu 35.5 mm
Karor (Layyah) 18.1 mm
Mandi Bahauddin 59.8 mm
Mianwali 28.1 mm
Multan Airport 82 mm
Mangla 138.7 mm
Murree 213 mm
Noorpur Thal 126 mm
Okara 86.5 mm
Rahimyar Khan 49 mm
Gujranwala 155.6 mm
Gujrat 133.5 mm
Shorkot 69.3 mm
Sahiwal 107.4 mm
Sargodha Airport 52.2 mm
Toba Tek Singh 99 mm
GILGIT-BALTISTAN/AZAD KASHMIR:
Astore 11.4 mm
Bunji 7.3 mm
Chilas 7.3 mm
Garhi Dupatta 100.5 mm
Gilgit Airport 10.5 mm
Kotli 120.9 mm
Muzaffarabad 105.6 mm
Rawalakot 131.1 mm
Skardu PBO 6.8 mm
KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA:
Peshawar Golf Club 43 mm
Peshawar Airport 42.2 mm
Parachinar 27 mm
Balakot 96.1 mm
Bannu 8 mm
Cherat 42 mm
Chitral Aiport 0.3 mm
DI Khan 53.3 mm
Dir (Upper) 86 mm
Timergara (Lower Dir) 99 mm
Drosh 5.2 mm
Kakul 85.5 mm
Kalam 26.3 mm
Kohat 56.2 mm
Malamjabba 81 mm
Mirkhani 12 mm
Pattan 21 mm
Saidu Sharif 28 mm
Risalpur 50.2 mm
Parachinar 27 mm
SINDH:
Karachi (DHA) 113.3 mm
North Karachi 95.8 mm
Karachi (Saddar) 94 mm
Gulshan-e-Hadeed 91.8 mm
Karachi (Paposhnagar) 85 mm
Karachi (North Nazimabad) 75.2 mm
Karachi (Faisal Base) 73.5 mm
Karachi (Masroor Base) 67.5 mm
Karachi (Johar Block 5) 62.9 mm
Karachi (Airport) 59.5 mm
Karachi (Landhi) 57 mm
Badin 68.2 mm
Makli (Thatta) 56.2 mm
Hyderabad Airport 14 mm
Mithi 20.4 mm
Sukkur Airport 4.2 mm
Rohri 1.6 mm
Nawabshah Airport 24 mm
Jacobabad 15.9 mm
Chhor 30.8 mm
Larkana 10 mm
Moenjo Daro 36 mm
Mirpur Khas 8.1 mm
Dadu (Nil)
Padidan (Nil)
BALOCHISTAN:
Quetta Airport (Nil)
Quetta PBO (Nil)
Barkhan 136 mm
Sibbi 97 mm
Khuzdar Airport 47 mm
Bela (Lasbela) 13.2 mm
Zhob 9 mm
Jiwani, Pasni, Ormara, Gawadar Airport, Kalat, Dalbandin, Nokkundi, Turbat Airport (Nil) each


RAIN REPORT From Karachi: An amazing spell of rain in Karachi this June. One of the best in decades!
Total rainfall in last TWO days (28 June + 29 June):
DHA 18 + 95 = 113 mm
Saddar 25 + 77 = 102 mm
North Karachi 33 + 62 = 95 mm
North Nazimabad 23 + 51 = 74 mm
Paposhnagar 30 + 58 = 88 mm
Masroor Base 16 + 51 = 67 mm
Faisal Base 15 + 56 = 71 mm
Karachi AP 23 + 35 = 58 mm
Landhi 34 + 22 = 56 mm
Hadeed 24 + 49 = 73 mm
Jauhar (Block 5) 23 + 39 = 62 mm

Since 1951, the monthly rainfall data of Karachi suggests that not even a single June has passed since 1951 in which, if it rained in June, the rest of the monsoon months were dry!
(Taha Tarmajee)

June Outlook: 
June is the hottest month in Pakistan. People remember it as the hot and dry month. At the start this june was also very hot and dry. A heat wave which threatened the maximum temperatures to break the records in Pakistan.
Turbat matched its all time maximum temperature record. This heatwave moved north and almost all stations were in mid 40s and above. Then suddenly the moisture started to penetrate from Arabian Sea and BoB and interaction with Western Disturbances caused the severe thunderstorms/windstorms in Rawalpindi/Islamabad.
Quite a few storms were 100+ km/h. In the 3rd week premonsoon rains started and temperature dropped below normal and Islamabad nearly broke its all time minimum temperature. Look at the contrast record high and on the other hand record low.
This has been the pattern of 2017 Since march. Except one severe heatwave june remained pleasant, rainy and comfortable. We also observed the very rare phenomenon of mist in the month of june as the humidity was 100% and had enough time for the mist to develop. Here are the Stats of Islamabad G-8/2 personal observatory. 
Highest Maximum Temperature 45°C Lowest Maximum Temperature 27.5°C Highest Minimum Temperature 27.9°C Lowest Minimum Temperature 17.4°C Average Maximum Temperature 35.7°C Average Minimum Temperature 21.6°C Total Rainfall 240.2 mm Highest daily Rainfall 77 mm Highest Windspeed 164.2 km/h @
 (By Mashhood Ibal)

Wednesday 21 June 2017

Premonsoon Rains!

As per our expectations rain lashed major parts of Punjab, kpk, kashmir and Northeast Balochistan during tuesday to wednesday morning. 

A few Thunder cells appeared over southern and central kpk on tuesday morning and gradually they expanded towards Punjab. During afternoon the rains gripper southwest belt of Punjab and turned day light to night mode in many cities with strong gusts followed by heavy rain.

Till evening the TS was able to cover 80% Areas of Punjab. Rain continued in many upper parts of punjab and kashmir overnight into wed morning hours.

This premonsoon spell alongwith westerly coolness caused the temp to dip below the normal line across a major zone of Pakistan.

System has weekend but isolated to scattered Ts rain will continue in south punjab and few parts of central punjab alongwitth south kpk next two days.

NEXT SPELL TO START EFFECTING THE COUNTRY AROUND START OF COMING WEEK.

RAINFALL ending at 8:30am:

Punjab: Gujranwala 54, Noorpur Thal 53, Bahawalpur (AP 45, City 17), Okara 43, M.B Din, Faisalabad 39, Multan, R.Y Khan 34, Gujrat 33, Khanpur 28, T.T Singh 25, Lahore (Punjab university 30, PBO 23, AP 16), Jhang 22, Sialkot (AP 21, City 13), Jhelum 20, Kasur 18, Mangla 15, Kot Addu 13, Murree 12, Sahiwal 10, Bhakkar 08, Mianwali 07, Sargodha (City 06, PAF 06), Joharabad 06, Chakwal, Bahawalnagar 04, Layyah 02, Rawalpindi 01. 
Kashmir: Rawalakot 53, Muzaffarabad 44, Kotli 13, Garhi Dupatta 12.
Balochistan: Barkhan 35
KP: Kakul 27, Cherat 23, Balakot 12, Malamjabba 07, Parachinar 06, Saidu Sharif, Dir 02, Peshawar (City 02).
Gilgit-Baltistan: Astore 02.


Current Weather Position
at  02 PM (PST) Dated: Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Astore 18 oCPartly Cloudy  
Badin 35 oCCloudy  
Bahawalnagar 31 oCPartly Cloudy  
Bahawalpur 27 oCMist  
Bannu 34 oCPartly Cloudy  
Bhakkar 33 oCPartly Cloudy  
Bunji 26 oCPartly Cloudy  
Chhor 37 oCCloudy  
Chilas 23 oCPartly Cloudy  
Chitral 30 oCPartly Cloudy  
D.G.Khan 30 oCPartly Cloudy  
Dadu 42 oCHaze  
DI Khan 34 oCClear  
Dir 23 oCPartly Cloudy  
drosh 34 oCPartly Cloudy  
Faisalabad 29 oCCloudy  
Garhidopatta 23 oCThunder Rain  
Gawadar 35 oCPartly Cloudy  
Gilgit 25 oCPartly Cloudy  
Gujranwala 24 oCPartly Cloudy  
Gujrat 24 oCPartly Cloudy  
Gupis 27 oCPartly Cloudy  
Hyderabad 37 oCPartly Cloudy  
Islamabad HQ 26 oCThunder Rain  
Jhang 30 oCPartly Cloudy  
Jhelum 24 oCPartly Cloudy  
Jiwani 33 oCPartly Cloudy  
Joharabad 31 oCPartly Cloudy  
Kakul 20 oCPartly Cloudy  
Kalat 2 oCClear  
Karachi A/P 34 oCPartly Cloudy  
Kasur 29 oCPartly Cloudy  
Khanpur 31 oCClear  
Kot Addu 30 oCPartly Cloudy  
Lahore 29 oCPartly Cloudy  
Larkana 39 oCPartly Cloudy  
Lasbela 39 oCClear  
Layyah 32 oCPartly Cloudy  
Mandibahaudin 27 oCCloudy  
Mangla 26 oCPartly Cloudy  
Mithi 36 oCPartly Cloudy  
Moin-Jo-Dar 40 oCClear  
Multan 26 oCPartly Cloudy  
Murree 16 oCPartly Cloudy  
Muzaffarabad 22 oCCloudy  
Nokundi 44 oCClear  
Noorpur Thal 32 oCPartly Cloudy  
Okara 30 oCPartly Cloudy  
Ormara 34 oCPartly Cloudy  
Padedan 40 oC 
Panjgur 43 oCClear  
Pasni 34 oCHaze  
Peshawar City 27 oCPartly Cloudy  
Quetta 36 oCClear  
R.Y.Khan 32 oCPartly Cloudy  
Rawalakot 17 oCThunder Rain  
Rawalpindi 27 oCPartly Cloudy  
Sahiwal 32 oCPartly Cloudy  
Saidu-Sharif 27 oCPartly Cloudy  
Sargodha Agromet 31 oCPartly Cloudy  
Sh Benazirabad 42 oCPartly Cloudy  
Sialkot A/P 24 oCThunder Rain  
Skardu 19 oCPartly Cloudy  
Sukkur 39 oCPartly Cloudy  
Tim Dir 29 oCPartly Cloudy  
Toba Tek Singh 31 oCPartly Cloudy  
Turbat 42 oCClear  

Monday 19 June 2017

19 June, Premonsoon !

Premonsoon currents have started to enter in upper and central parts of country since last 48 hours and we see isolated showers in many parts of upper belt.

These currents to gain strength tonight and widespread rains will occur in coming days of week.

Today we see scattered rains for twins, upper and central punjab and kashmir. Some parts of kpk can receive showers towards evening.

On tuesday scattered rains showers expected in most of upper/central punjab covering twins, lahore, gujranwala, sargodha, faislabad, sialkot, gujrat, jhelum, and kashmir with some heavy falls in uppercentral parts of punjab.

Rains will continue on wednesday, thursday and friday with decreasing intensity on friday.

Kashmir, upper central kpk will receive showers at scattered to isolated parts in next 3-4 days.

Rains will occur in Multan, DG khan, DI khan, Zhob, divisions and adjoining areas during tuesday to thursday.

Coastal Belt of Sindh will see periods of passing low clouds with chance of drizzle and light shower at times with some increasing intensity during  thursday to sunday.

There are chances of isoalted TS in upper parts of sindh on wednesday/Thursday.

#Monsoon onset is expected around the june end or start of July based on current scenario. 

#Premonsoon rains can occur in southern sindh including karachi during start of july.

Rainfall (mm) ending this evening:

     
Punjab: Islamabad (Saidpur 72, Zero point 22, Bokra 07), Murree 37, Sialkot (City 39, AP 20), Mangla 24, Gujrat 22, Rawalpindi (Shamsabad 16, Chaklala 10), Jhelum 14, Gujranwala 13, M.B.Din 04, Lahore 03, Kasur 02, Balochistan: Barkhan 29, KP: Dir 13, Malamjabba, Kakul 02, Kashmir: Kotli 02, Muzaffarabad 01.
 
Today's Highest Maximum Temperatures:


   
Nokkundi 47°C, Dalbandin 46°C, Bhakkar, Dadu, Jacobabad, Sibbi, Shaheed Benazirabad 45°C.