An 84% surplus: This Aug is the wettest city has seen in 10 years

Gurgaon: This Aug was the wettest that the city has seen in over a decade, recording nearly 340mm of rain, a surplus of 84% more than normal for the month (185.1mm).
It was in sharp contrast to recent years, when Aug usually fell short of normal levels of rainfall. In 2023, Gurgaon recorded a 62% deficit in rainfall, and in 2022, the shortfall was 65%.
Since 2013, the city ended in surplus in Aug once before — in 2020, when the month received 292.3mm of rainfall, 51% higher than normal for that period.
The lowest was recorded in 2014, when Gurgaon recorded just 11.8mm of rainfall, a deficit of 94%. The second lowest was in 2017 as Aug saw 33.4mm of rainfall, falling short by 82% of the normal.
Meteorologists said on Saturday that excess rain this Aug was because of the monsoon system, which was active in the region this month. Most of July was dry till its last week.
"This year's monsoon was influenced by the active Arabian Sea branch, leading to intensified activity around Rajasthan and adjoining areas of Haryana, including Gurgaon, which experienced higher rainfall. Although the Bay of Bengal branch was also active, the weather system from the Arabian Sea dominated. In Gurgaon, there were a few intense rainfall spells, particularly in isolated pockets, which, though brief, were heavy," said Surender Paul, director of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chandigarh.
Paul said the monsoon trough was positioned closed to NCR, which also led to regular spells of rainfall.
"Additionally, western disturbances in August enhanced rainfall activity. Circulation and depression areas formed during this period, along with convection over the Arabian Sea, intensifying cyclonic circulation. The convergence of systems from both the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal created a combination of factors that resulted in the region's abundant rainfall," the IMD official said.
Across Haryana too, Gurgaon logged the third highest rainfall. At 386.8mm, Nuh recorded the highest with surplus rainfall at 108%, followed by Chandigarh, which logged 351.6mm in Aug, 23% higher than its normal for the month.
Gurgaon: This Aug was the wettest that the city has seen in over a decade, recording nearly 340mm of rain, a surplus of 84% more than normal for the month (185.1mm).
It was in sharp contrast to recent years, when Aug usually fell short of normal levels of rainfall. In 2023, Gurgaon recorded a 62% deficit in rainfall, and in 2022, the shortfall was 65%.
Since 2013, the city ended in surplus in Aug once before — in 2020, when the month received 292.3mm of rainfall, 51% higher than normal for that period.
The lowest was recorded in 2014, when Gurgaon recorded just 11.8mm of rainfall, a deficit of 94%. The second lowest was in 2017 as Aug saw 33.4mm of rainfall, falling short by 82% of the normal.
Meteorologists said on Saturday that excess rain this Aug was because of the monsoon system, which was active in the region this month. Most of July was dry till its last week.
"This year's monsoon was influenced by the active Arabian Sea branch, leading to intensified activity around Rajasthan and adjoining areas of Haryana, including Gurgaon, which experienced higher rainfall. Although the Bay of Bengal branch was also active, the weather system from the Arabian Sea dominated. In Gurgaon, there were a few intense rainfall spells, particularly in isolated pockets, which, though brief, were heavy," said Surender Paul, director of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chandigarh.
Paul said the monsoon trough was positioned closed to NCR, which also led to regular spells of rainfall.
"Additionally, western disturbances in August enhanced rainfall activity. Circulation and depression areas formed during this period, along with convection over the Arabian Sea, intensifying cyclonic circulation. The convergence of systems from both the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal created a combination of factors that resulted in the region's abundant rainfall," the IMD official said.
Across Haryana too, Gurgaon logged the third highest rainfall. At 386.8mm, Nuh recorded the highest with surplus rainfall at 108%, followed by Chandigarh, which logged 351.6mm in Aug, 23% higher than its normal for the month.