Neighbouring Haryana obtained 194.5 mm of rain in August in opposition to a median of 147.7 mm for the month, marking a 32 % improve, they mentioned.
In keeping with the meteorological division right here, at 253.7 mm, the August rainfall in Punjab was 74 % greater than the month's regular of 146.2 mm.
“Punjab obtained poor rainfall a number of instances up to now couple of many years, however this 12 months it recorded the best rainfall figures for August within the final 25 years,” the Met division mentioned.
In August, 18 of Punjab's 23 districts obtained extra rain, whereas just a few districts like Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib recorded poor rainfall.
In Haryana, 18 of the 22 districts obtained extra rain within the month underneath evaluation, whereas 4, together with Bhiwani and Ambala, recorded poor rain.In keeping with Met information, Punjab and Haryana obtained extra rain in August solely 5 instances up to now 25 years, together with the continued month.Chandigarh, the frequent capital of Punjab and Haryana, obtained 308.5 mm rainfall in August as in opposition to the month's regular of 248.8 mm, marking an 8 % improve.
Punjab is underneath the grip of huge floods brought on by the swollen Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers and seasonal rivulets as a consequence of heavy rain of their catchment areas in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
The worst-affected districts embody Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur and Amritsar.
Amritsar obtained 226.8 mm of rain in August in opposition to a standard of 162.4 mm, which was 40 % extra.
Fazilka recorded 146.8 mm of rain as in opposition to 68.1 mm, an increase of 115 %, whereas Ferozepur obtained 170.6 mm of rain in opposition to a standard of 74.5 mm, which was 129 % in extra.
In Gurdaspur, August rainfall stood at 577.5 mm, 181 % greater than the month's regular of 205.3 mm. Hoshiarpur obtained 360.6 mm of rain within the month underneath evaluation, 74 % in extra of the conventional figures of 207.6 mm.
Pathankot was battered with 944.2 mm of rain in August, 152 % greater than the season's regular of 375.2 mm, whereas Tarn Taran recorded 208 mm of rain in opposition to the month's regular of 87.1 %, which was 139 % in extra.
as a Dependable and Trusted Information SupplyIn Haryana, extra rain was reported from Fatehabad (252 %), Gurugram (24 %), Hisar (68 %), and Faridabad (31 %) districts.
