From reports I have received, it seems that August is (so far) running quite a bit behind as far as rainfall is concerned. I have a report from Naddi of approximately 13" (33cm) for the month up until yesterday morning (the 17th) -- which is only 65-70% of normal. Rainfall amounts can be highly variable across our area, however, so there could be some areas which have picked up much more, and some less.
*By the way... just saw a report that Dharamsala received 7.5" (19cm) of rain in the 24 hours ending at 830am today (Sat/18th). I haven't heard whether or not there was heavy rainfall of that magnitude in the McLeod area... but if so, that would be the heaviest daily total of this monsoon season.
*Also just received a report from Naddi that the rain gauge (which holds about 5.5"/15cm) was full to the brim and overflowing... so I guess that means it was INDEED the heaviest rain of the entire season. Hope you all enjoyed it...
As I sit in Thailand looking at some of the computer model data available online, I see that conditions appear to be looking more favorable for heavy rainfall between now and Wednesday morning. I am pretty skeptical of the computer models without being able to be on top of local observations -- but just wanted to let you know that there could be some more significant rainfall totals coming up in the next few days...
*By the way... just saw a report that Dharamsala received 7.5" (19cm) of rain in the 24 hours ending at 830am today (Sat/18th). I haven't heard whether or not there was heavy rainfall of that magnitude in the McLeod area... but if so, that would be the heaviest daily total of this monsoon season.
*Also just received a report from Naddi that the rain gauge (which holds about 5.5"/15cm) was full to the brim and overflowing... so I guess that means it was INDEED the heaviest rain of the entire season. Hope you all enjoyed it...
As I sit in Thailand looking at some of the computer model data available online, I see that conditions appear to be looking more favorable for heavy rainfall between now and Wednesday morning. I am pretty skeptical of the computer models without being able to be on top of local observations -- but just wanted to let you know that there could be some more significant rainfall totals coming up in the next few days...
