Government of Nepal

Ministry of Population and Environment

Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal.

EXTREME RAINFALL OF MONTH JUNE

AT SELECTED STATIONS
Note: June is the first month of monsoon. As the monsoon comes the extreme rainfall
starts to get recorded on the Eastern part of the country as the arrival of the monsoon
hits from the East. The stations selected in this monitoring shows the daily maximum
rain recorded in the first month of the monsoon season i.e. June in the station at
Dhankuta in the Eastern region of Nepal of 265.0 mm on 24th June. The Precipitation
Normal are not shown in the stations either the normal are not available or the
normal are too high than the extremes. Table 1. shows the temperature trend in the
stations selected below.

EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT DADELDHURA

Extreme rainfall ever recorded:216 mm on 12th September 1983
180
170
167.7
160
150
140 132.4
127.4 135.0
130
121.1 117.0
120
110
Rainfall (mm)

96.6
100
92.3
90 83.4
80 75.0
71.0 69.4
70
59.9 56.7 58.0 59.2
60 53.8 55.3 50.6
47.5
50 44.5 46.2 40.6
42.3 47.0
44.2 36.8
40 44.7 30.0
42.8 30.0
25.6 35.0
30 35.6 23.5 35.5 38.4
30.8 32.4
37.6 31.4
29.0 28.7 29.4
20 20.0 29.0 26.6 24.5 22.5 23.4 28.6
18.4 20.4
10 14.3 21.0
15.5 9.5
0
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
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Year Extreme Normal

EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT DHANGADHI

Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 267 mm on 11th September 1983

270
255
234.7
240
221.7
225 213.0

210
195
180
165 158.2
Rainfall (mm)

145.0 130.5 147.0

150 138.4
135.0 130.6 132.2
135 125.1
118.0
114.0
120 109.4
99.0 100.3 102.4
105 100.0
96.2

90 81.2 83.4
75.2 63.0 79.0
74.9 71.1 72.2 91.0
67.8
75 81.4
68.0 50.0 71.6
60 48.8 56.9
55.6 43.6 56.0
45 56.9 46.4 51.0 49.6 57.0
45.8 45.0
30 41.0 41.4 37.0 40.6
38.1 41.0 32.5 27.0
34.1 31.5 31.5 22.8
26.8
15
15.0
0
1958
1960
1962
1964
1966

1984
1986
1988
1990
1992

2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
1956

1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982

1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006

2018
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Year Extreme Normal

 EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT DIPAYAL
Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 186.3 mm on 18th June 2013
200.0
186.3

180.0

153.8
160.0

140.0

120.0
110.0

Rainfall (mm) 100.0

98.8 89.0

80.0
67.4
62.0 61.9
58.5 55.0 53.4
60.0 49.8 48.9 68.0
50.6 48.5
44.6 44.4 52.4
40.0 33.8
43.0 47.6 46.2
24.4 34.7
35.8 36.7
20.0 29.4 26.3
25.6 24.2
20.0
17.2 18.0
6.2
0.0
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Extreme Normal
YEAR

EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT JUMLA

Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 206.8 mm on 14th September 1975
80.0

70.0

60.0

50.2
50.0
46.8
Rainfall(mm)

41.5 43.0
40.4 39.0
40.0 38.6

32.0 32.0 31.5

29.2
30.0 28.0 28.0 30.0 29.0
24.0
23.4 21.9 23.5 23.0 25.0 22.5
19.0
23.6 19.2 17.0
20.0 17.6 22.2 16.5
16.0 19.7 18.5 16.0 12.7
12.7 18.1 13.8
11.7 16.6 16.7 11.6
13.5
10.0 11.7 12.0
10.7 10.2 10.4 10.4 11.0 9.2 10.2
8.8 8.5 8.5 9.0
8.2 8.5 5.3 5.7
0.0
1963

1966

1978

1990

1993

2002

2005

2017
1957

1960

1969

1972

1975

1981

1984

1987

1996

1999

2008

2011

2014

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Year Extreme Normal

EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT SURKHET

Extreme ra infall ever recorded: 423.1 mm on 15th August 2014

250

200

144.5
150 140.0
130.0
132.1
Rainfall (mm)

120.6
123.8
104.5 109.2
94.3 98.7
97.2
100 91.4 88.0 97.2
80.3 81.0 76.2
77.0 74.2
64.4
68.1 64.5
58.8 61.7 57.0 63.2 60.0
72.1 67.2 45.0 50.0
61.6 54.0
50 58.5 62.0
56.2 54.3 58.5 54.6
53.6 45.0 53.2 45.5 53.2 47.0
41.6 41.0
45.6 41.0
34.4 34.7 36.2 31.237.0 28.8
37.6 32.4 25.7
27.9 18.3
0
1957

1963

1969

1973

1979

1985

1991

1995

2001

2007

2011

2017
1959
1961

1965
1967

1971

1975
1977

1981
1983

1987
1989

1993

1997
1999

2003
2005

2009

2013
2015

2019

YEAR Extreme Normal

 EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT DANG
Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 298.4 mm on 15th August 2014
195.0
200

180

160 148.2

140

119.2
120

100.0
93.2
Rainfall (mm)
100 88.4
81.6
79.0
80 77.0

55.6 58.0
60 49.6 65.4
49.6 47.4 63.6
47.1
50.6
40 48.4 47.0 31.0
40.4 43.2
39.6 36.4
33.6 32.2
20 25.6
16.0
0
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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2014
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2020
YEAR

EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT NEPALGUNJ

Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 310 mm on 25th July 1979
250

199.4
200

169.0

150 147.0
134.8
Rainfall (mm)

110.0
101.4
100
83.1 86.2
76.5
69.3
64.4 63.9
50.2
50 37.0 60.6
58.0 59.1
43.4 42.6 46.2
34.4 38.0
30.2

0
1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

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2017

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YEAR Extreme Normal

EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT JOMSOM

Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 339.5 mm on 23rd JUNE 2000
80
75.8

70

60.0
60

50 50.0
Rainfall (mm)

45.0
42.0

40

30
25.4
24.2

20 21.3
16.0
13.4 14.4 14.0
12.2 12.2 12.0 12.1 11.3 16.5
9.7 10.0 8.4 9.0
10 7.87.2 7.2
6.0 9.8 6.0 4.0 8.3
4.0 6.2 3.2 7.2 10.0 8.5
3.0 1.7 7.6
3.5 1.0 7.2 7.0
0.8 3.0 1.0 4.8 2.0 3.8 4.5
0.3 2.1 4.4
0
1958
1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982

1984
1986
1988

1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
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YEAR Extreme Normal

 EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT BHAIRAHAWA
300 Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 266.5 mm on 3rd August 1998
269.4

252.2
245.8
250

222.9 223.2

200

144.5
150
Rainfall (mm)
125.0
112.0 111.1
113.4 107.2
96.0 99.8 93.2
100 91.0
80.0 87.2
73.6 76.7
59.7 64.4
65.0 62.8 72.0
74.3 45.0 77.5
60.0 67.6 54.2
50 41.5 46.2 63.1
45.0 44.0
47.5 50.3 42.2 47.1
41.5 40.6 42.5 37.7
32.2 37.7
29.0 29.8
21.2 18.2
0

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020
1968

1970

1972

1974

1976

1978

1980

1982

1984

1986

1988

1990

1992

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2000

2002
YEAR Extreme Normal

EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT KATHMANDU AIRPORT

Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 177 mm on 23rd July 2002
110

100.1 99.0 99.4

100
87.6 95.0
90
83.6

80 78.0 73.5
73.4 73.2 70.2 71.0
67.2 67.7
70
Rainfall (mm)

65.3
67.3
60.9 60.0
60 56.2
48.6
50.3
50 54.0
43.4 48.3 48.0 54.6 48.2
44.2
49.0 45.4 47.3
40 45.2
40.8 36.5 40.8
39.4 38.5
30 35.9 35.0 35.5 31.0
31.6 32.0 30.2
29.3 29.0
28.7
20 24.4
23.0
16.8
10
1968

1970

1972

1974

1976

1978

1980

1982

1984

1986

1988

1990

1992

1994

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2002

2004

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EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT LUMLE

Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 295.0mm on 30 th August 1998

263.7

250

202.8 202.6
200 184.0
176.4 180.8
166.6 166.0
164.0 161.9 156.6
Rainfall (mm)

156.0
150 137.2 143.5 144.0
141.0
132.2 130.5
119.6 122.0 121.0 135.0
118.7
127.0 125.0 120.2 129.0 125.8
114.2
100 111.2 100.5
104.8 107.2
102.2 99.5 100.6 77.8
96.8 88.2
86.4
81.0 80.5
74.5 75.6 75.5
50 60.5
50.5

0
1978

1980

1982

1984

1986

2004

2006

2008

2010
1970

1972

1974

1976

1988

1990

1992

1994

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 EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT JIRI
108
Extreme rainfall ever recorded : 400.0 mm on 25th August 1966 103.2

99.0
97.0
98
91.4
89.5
86.7
88 84.7
75.6 82.6
80.4 80.6

78 75.2 74.4
78.5
71.8
70.2

Rainfall (mm)
68.2
66.7 67.2 68.7
68
63.5 62.8
62.2 61.6 63.0
58.9
55.0 58.0
58 54.9 57.5 57.4
52.6 57.2
52.0 56.0 55.0 49.2
52.1 52.0
48 52.2 45.0
45.3
41.6 42.5 47.0
42.2
43.0 42.2 42.5
38 40.2
38.2
34.0 31.6
28
1961

1963

1965

1967

1969

1971

1973

1975

1977

1979

1981

1983

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

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1999

2001

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EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT JANAKPUR AIRPORT

Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 339.5 mm on 23rd JUNE 2000
400

350 339.5

300

250
Rainfall (mm)

210.2
200.4
200

150.0
150 140.0 132.0 136.0
121.9 114.5 115.0
98.0 97.0 125.5 99.5 100.3
100 87.5
75.0 108.3 100.5 78.2
68.0 74.5
61.0
49.5 58.0 84.2 78.6
79.0 45.0
50 42.0 53.6 46.0 57.1
52.0 42.0 58.2 46.1
40.0 41.0 37.4
41.5 36.5 32.8 30.4
22.0 17.5 22.7 26.3
0
1969

1971

1973

1975

1977

1979

1981

1983

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

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2005

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YEAR Extreme Normal

EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT OKHALDHUNGA

Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 170.4 mm on 10th July 2004
160

150.0

140

122.0
120 115.6

107.4
107.2 101.4
98.1
Rainfall (mm)

100 95.2
83.8
88.5
85.4 83.6
81.6
79.5 80.0
77.0 81.0
80 76.2
73.6 72.8
70.0 79.3 73.0 70.6
70.4 74.7 64.0 74.2 72.0
65.4
58.4 59.2
60 63.1 59.7 55.0
53.6 50.3 54.8 51.1 55.0
56.1 54.4 45.4
50.3 49.2 52.6
51.0 49.4 49.0 54.8
48.8 48.2 48.2 40.4 46.2
45.5 45.0 45.0 45.2 45.0
40 43.6
40.6 39.9 39.6 40.2
38.6 37.6

32.0 31.1
25.1
20
1948
1950
1952
1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
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 EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT DHANKUTA
280
265.0 Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 265 mm on 24th June 1961
260

240

220

200

180 171.0

160

Rainfall (mm)
140 130.0

120
107.5
100 73.5
87.6 84.5
85.1 81.0 77.3
68.9 76.4
71.1 90.0 76.6
80 75.1
67.8 62.3
66.0 57.2 54.8
60 50.1 52.9 50.9
50.0
47.0 49.5 45.0
43.7
39.4 36.2 51.6
46.7 37.7 38.2 48.0
40 40.0
35.0 42.5 34.4
40.4 24.8
36.8
33.2 29.4 30.0
26.7 29.2 29 25.7 27.2 25.7
20 25.4 25.0 23.5 23.2
20.8 27.2 22.2 19.0
16.7 19.0 18.0
2.5 15.9 17.3
10.2 13.8 11.6
0
1948
1950
1952
1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
1966
1968
1970
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
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Year Extreme Normal

EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT BIRATNAGAR

Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 405.0 mm on 2nd July 1974

158.6
153.7
150
138.0

134.0 130.7 132.0

130 128.3
125.4 126.5
121.2 115.9

114.0
Rainfall (mm)

110 105.1
103.4
94.4 97.0 95.0

90 91.8
80.7 85.5
81.2
80.6
77.6 76.2
80.0
66.8 66.6 72.5
70 70.0
70.6 60.0
57.4 64.1
57.3 63.0 63.0
53.7
50 55.0 46.0 52.4 52.9
46.1
47.0 45.2
43.0 39.2 42.0
34.0 36.4
30
1969

1997

1999

2001

2003

2005

2007

2009
1971

1973

1975

1977

1979

1981

1983

1985

1987

1989

1991

1993

1995

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EXTREME RAINFALL IN JUNE AT TAPLEJUNG

Extreme rainfall ever recorded: 143.1 mm on 14th July 2002

140 134.7
129.8
129.0

120

100 99.0
92.0
Rainfall (mm)

87.4
83.4

80 72.4 68.2 73.2

69.6
67.3 57.0
64.0 72.5
61.0
61.7 61.2 62.8 60.0 62.3
61.6 63.7
60 55.9
56.6
53.5 51.1
50.3 60.5 49.4
47.0 55.0
45.3 43.5
51.0
47.6 41.9
40 48.5 45.2
46.8 43.0
45.2 34.3
42.2 32.2 35.7 35.0
39.4 36.6
34.4 37.1 37.6
36.1 35.3 34.4 34.4 33.0
33.0 34.7 33.8 31.0 31.1
29.7 27.0 23.7 28.8
23.4
20
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1952

1954

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1962

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1972

1974

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 Table 1.

Extreme Rainfall trends

Stations/Month June Stations/Month June
Dadeldhura Rising Kathmandu Falling
Dipayal Falling Okhaldhunga No trend
Dhangadhi No trend Taplejung Rising
Surkhet Falling Dhankuta Falling
Nepalgunj Rising Biratnagar Falling
Jumla No trend Jomsom Rising
Dang Falling Dharan No trend
Pokhara Rising Lumle Falling
Bhairahawa Rising Janakpur Rising
Simara Rising Jiri Rising

Dadeldhura Jumla
Dipayal

Dhangadhi
Surkhet

Pokhara
Nepalgunj Dang

Kathmandu
Bhairahawa
Okhaldhunga Taplejung
Simara
Dhankuta

Biratnagar

Fig: Map of Nepal showing the synoptic stations

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