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J&K received 74% deficit rainfall in October: Weatherman
Jammu & Kashmir faced a 74% rainfall deficit in October, while Ladakh had an 89% deficit. Dry weather is expected for the next 10 days.
The month of October ended with 74% of rainfall deficit in Jammu and Kashmir while it was 89% deficit in Ladakh, independent weather forecaster Faizan Arif said.
He said that against a normal rainfall of 33.1 mm, only 8.7 mm was recorded in J&K.
“South Kashmir recorded below normal rainfall in the range of -95 to -100%. Central Kashmir in the range -85% to -91%,” he said in a series of posts on X on his channel Kashmir_Weather.
District wise Bandipora recorded -90%, Baramulla -91%, & Kupwara -57% rainfall than the normal.
Similarly Doda, Jammu, & Kathua districts recorded rainfall deficits in the range of -32% to -45%.
While other districts, except Samba, recorded deficit figures between -50% & -97%.
Samba was the only district that received above normal rainfall at +250%.
Meanwhile, Kargil recorded a rainfall deficit of -100%, while Leh recorded it at -88%. The overall deficit stood at -89% in the UT.
The weather spotter said that completely dry weather is expected during the next 10 days. Further fall in water levels of rivers & streams is expected, he said.
