WEEKLY EVOLUTION OF THE 2006 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.

  • May 18-24, May 25-31
  • June 1-7, June 8-14, June 15-21
  • June 22-28, June 29-Jul 5, Jul 6-12
  • Jul 13-19, Jul 20-26, Jul 27-Aug 2
  • Aug 3-9, Aug 10-16, Aug 17-23
  • Aug 24-30, Aug 31-Sep 6, Sep 7-13
  • Sep 14-20, Sep 21-27

    • Rainfall for the Week May 18-24, 25-31


    Rainfall for the Week June 1-7, June 8-14, June 15-21


    Rainfall for the Week June 22-28, June 29-Jul 5, Jul 6-12


    Rainfall for the Week Jul 13-19, Jul 20-26, Jul 27-Aug 2


    Rainfall for the Week Aug 3-9, Aug 10-16, Aug 17-23


    Rainfall for the week Aug 24-30, Aug 31-Sep 6,Sep 7-13


    < p> Rainfall for the week Sep 14-20, Sep 21-27


    Charts prepared  by   K. Rupa Kumar & J.V. Revadekar
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    Last Updated: Sept 29, 2006