WEEKLY EVOLUTION OF THE 2002 INDIAN SUMMER MONSOON

Spatial Patterns of Weekly Rainfall Anomalies (%)

These charts are based on the weekly mean rainfall anomalies (percentage departures from the long-term mean for the corresponding week) for 36 meteorological subdivisions of India, computed from real-time reports and published in the Weekly Weather Reports issued by the India Meteorological Department. Spatial patterns for the month of May are displayed to give the idea of Monsoon Onset. Each row of the panels corresponds to the week ending the date indicated. In each row, the three panels indicate, from left to right, the mean daily rainfall in the week, the corresponding normal for the week and the percent departure.

Weekly Rainfall Maps:
May 23-May 29

May 30-Jun 5, Jun 6-12, Jun 13-19

Jun 20-26, Jun 27-Jul 3, Jul 4-10

Jul 11-17, Jul 18-24, Jul 25-31

Aug 1-7, Aug 8-14, Aug 15-21

Aug 22-28, Aug 29-Sep 4, Sep 5-11

Sep 12-18, Sep 19-25, Sep 26-Oct 02

Rainfall for the Week May 23-29

Rainfall for the Weeks May 30-Jun 5, Jun 6-12, Jun 13-19

Rainfall for the Weeks Jun 20-26, Jun 27-Jul 3, Jul 4-10

Rainfall for the Weeks Jul 11-17, Jul 18-24, Jul 25-31

Rainfall for the Weeks Aug 1-7, Aug 8-14, Aug 15-21

Rainfall for the Weeks Aug 22-28, Aug 29-Sep 4, Sep 5-11

Rainfall for the Weeks Sep 12-18, Sep 19-25, Sep 26-Oct 02

Charts prepared by K. Rupa Kumar & J.V. Revadekar