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1 April 2015
CDPC / Pakistan Metrological Department
Prepared :By Nadeem Faisal

HIGH LIGHTS
Winter Season (Jan-Mar) 2015
For the past winter 2015 season, the country has received slightly more than normal (+20%)
rainfall. On provincial scale, the seasonal rainfall was below normal over GB, Sindh &
Balochistan and above normal over KPK & AJK, where as it was exceptionally above normal
over the province of Punjab (+100%)
(+100%), which is ranked as 4th heaviest seasonal rainfall of the
province since 1961. Table-11 depicts heaviest seasonal rainfall. Lower & eastern parts of the
Sindh recorded no orr very little rainfall during the whole seaso
season.

Figure-1.
1. Spatial distribution of seasonal anomaly rainfall (mm)
March 2015
During the past month, the country as a whole, recorded abnormally above rainfall (+72%).
Almost whole of the country experiences more than normal monthly rainfall except GB where it
was moderately below normal. The province of Punjab recorded extremely heaviest rainfall of
the month during last 55 years. During the period Punjab & Balochistan received highly above
above
average rainfall, Sindh & KPK received slightly above
above-average
average rainfall whereas GB & AJK
recived below-average
average rainfall. Heaviest rainfall of the months are Rawalkot 422 mm,
Parachinar 348 mm (128 mm), Sialkot 311 mm (50 mm), Islamaba
Islamabadd 298 mm (85 mm), Kotli 178
mm (114 mm), Malam Jabba 268 mm, Gharidupatta 241 mm (173 mm), Murree 236 mm (168
mm. Figures in parenthesis are the monthly normal values.

Figure-2. Monthly and seasonal rrainfall distribution over the country and provinces
February 2015
During the month of February, the country as a whole, has received near to normal (+8%)
rainfall. On provincial scale, the rainfall deficit over Azad Kashmir, GB, KPK & Punjab were
somewhat eased with more than normal rainfall over these areas, whereas the regions of Sindh &
Balochistan were continues to expereince below normal rainfall. Monthly accumulated heaviest
rainfall recorded were; Parachinar 319 mm (90 mm),Ghari
mm),Ghari-Dupatta
Dupatta 259 mm (154 mm), malammalam
Jabba 252 mm, Pattan 244 mm,Dir 241 mm (171 mm), Kalam 224 mm & Rawalkot 211 mm.
No rainfall was recorded in the eastern parts of the Sindh province.
Table
Table-1: Heaviest seasonal rainfall (mm)
S$
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

Station
Parachinar
Rawalakot
Malam Jabba
Dir
Garhi Dopatta
Kalam
Islamabad AP
Kotli
Muzaffarabad
Sialkot Cantt
Islamabad ZP

Actual
732.7
679.3
627.5
553.2
523
451
444.1
430.1
422.8
409.8
409.2

$ormal
271.1
----518.1
440
--220.9
290.7
396.6
137.2
235.7

Departure
461.6
----35.1
83
--223.2
139.4
26.2
272.6
173.5

S$
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

Station
Mangla
Pattan
Sialkot AP
Saidu Sharif
Balakot
Lower Dir
Cherat
Kakul
Murree
Risalpur
Chakwal

Actual
401.6
391.9
355.5
349.5
336.6
325
315
304.2
287.8
280.4
277.2

1st April, 2015

CDPC / Pakistan Meteological Department
Prepared :By Nadeem Faisal
Source : http://www.pmd.gov.pk/cdpc/winter2015rainfall.pdf

$ormal
------354.6
422.2
--212.1
317.1
463.2
180.9
---

Departure
-------5.1
-85.6
--102.9
-12.9
-175.4
99.5
---

January 2015
For the month of January, rainfall over the country as a whole was moderately below normal
level (-47%). On provincial scale, the rainfall of the month over the whole country was
generally largely below to moderately below normal. Monthly accumulated heaviest rainfall
recorded were; Dir 117 mm (112 mm), Malam-Jabba 102 mm, Parachinar 66 mm (60 mm),
Saidu Sharif 63 mm ( 87 mm), Lower Dir 57 mm, Kalam 55 mm and Rawalakot 53 mm. No
rainfall or very little rainfall recorded in Sindh, easter Blochistan & Southern Punjab.

1st April, 2015

CDPC / Pakistan Meteological Department
Prepared :By Nadeem Faisal
Source : http://www.pmd.gov.pk/cdpc/winter2015rainfall.pdf