J&K receives excess rainfall of 41% in 3 months

Srinagar, Sep 08: Amid frequent flood threats Jammu and Kashmir has received an excess rainfall of 41 per cent from June to September this year.

According to the Meteorological department (MeT) data, accessed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), five stations in Jammu region have recorded the large excess rainfall from June 01, 2025 to September 03, 2025. The stations include Udhampur, Samba, Rajouri, Ramban and Doda. (Areas where rainfall exceeds 60% above the normal are categorized as experiencing ‘Large Excess Rainfall’.)

The large excess rainfall came at a time when the region experienced back-to-back years of deficit rainfall.

Pertinently, Jammu and Kashmir experienced its driest year in five decades in 2024, witnessing a significant deficit of 29%. In 2023, J&K recorded 7% deficit, in 2022 16% deficit, 2021 saw 28% deficit and 2020 experienced 20% deficit.

The data reveals that Srinagar & Jammu, summer and winter capitals of Jammu and Kashmir, are among the five stations where excess rainfall has been recorded during the period. The other three stations include Anantnag, Pulwama and Reasi. (Areas where rainfall exceeds 20% to 59% above the normal are categorized as experiencing ‘Excess Rainfall’.)

Seven stations including Budgam, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Baramulla, Kulgam, Kathua and Poonch recorded a normal precipitation in this season, the data reveals. However, it shows that the two stations including Kishtwar, Kupwara and Shopian have recorded a deficit rainfall of 33 per cent, 20 per cent and 57 per cent respectively.

Meanwhile, the weatherman has predicted more spells of rain and thunder till September 12th.

Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad told KNO that generally cloudy weather was expected today with one or two spells of light rain and thunder at many places of J&K with possibility of brief moderate showers over isolated districts of Jammu division.

From tomorrow, he said that generally hot & humid conditions are expected with brief spells of rain and thunder at a few places till September 12th evening.

He also said that a fresh spell of light to moderate rain and thundershower is expected at many places of J&K towards early morning and morning hours on September 13.