July 22, 2014 saw a revival of renewed vigorous activity of monsoon in Goa, after a week of rains in the region of 15 - 30 mm per day.
July 22, 2014 also saw Valpoi leapfrogging over Margao to record the highest cumulative seasonal rainfall in Goa till date. At 0830 hrs on July 23, 2014, Valpoi had recorded 71.69 inches ( 1820.9 mm) of seasonal rainfall compared to 68.24 inches ( 1733.3 mm) for Margao.
However as the table below shows, the rainfall has been far below par compared to 2013:
South Goa, where Margao is situated about 5 kms from the coast has seen better rainfall than North Goa this year. Valpoi, situated at the base of the Western Ghats in North Goa has only seen an increase in rainfall after second week of July 2014. This has helped to bring down the seasonal Area Weighted rainfall deficiency for Goa to -19% till July 23, 2014, as seen from the table below from IMD Goa:
The top 5 Rain Stations in Goa till July 23, 2014 are Valpoi, Margao, Sanguem, Canacona and Sanquelim all having recorded more than 1500 mm so far:
The onset of the monsoon this year on June 11 was later than normal and the overall deficiency for Goa till June 30 was nearly -47%. The good rains in July, is what has contributed to bring down the deficiency to -19%. The overall seasonal rainfall till July 23 is as below:
And for the month of July 2014 till date:
Margao has been a surprise this year recording rainfall daily as can be seen here
The 800 hPa SW winds are strong. The rains are expected to keep up the momentum for next 2 days and rainfall in the region 30 - 60 mm per day could be recorded.
July 22, 2014 also saw Valpoi leapfrogging over Margao to record the highest cumulative seasonal rainfall in Goa till date. At 0830 hrs on July 23, 2014, Valpoi had recorded 71.69 inches ( 1820.9 mm) of seasonal rainfall compared to 68.24 inches ( 1733.3 mm) for Margao.
However as the table below shows, the rainfall has been far below par compared to 2013:
South Goa, where Margao is situated about 5 kms from the coast has seen better rainfall than North Goa this year. Valpoi, situated at the base of the Western Ghats in North Goa has only seen an increase in rainfall after second week of July 2014. This has helped to bring down the seasonal Area Weighted rainfall deficiency for Goa to -19% till July 23, 2014, as seen from the table below from IMD Goa:
The top 5 Rain Stations in Goa till July 23, 2014 are Valpoi, Margao, Sanguem, Canacona and Sanquelim all having recorded more than 1500 mm so far:
The onset of the monsoon this year on June 11 was later than normal and the overall deficiency for Goa till June 30 was nearly -47%. The good rains in July, is what has contributed to bring down the deficiency to -19%. The overall seasonal rainfall till July 23 is as below:
And for the month of July 2014 till date:
Margao has been a surprise this year recording rainfall daily as can be seen here
The 800 hPa SW winds are strong. The rains are expected to keep up the momentum for next 2 days and rainfall in the region 30 - 60 mm per day could be recorded.
