Rainfall data of some town in the Darjeeling- Sikkim Himalayas (Oct2020) - GOING RED ALL THE WAY

 The OCT2020 saw some really hectic weather activity in the Bay of Bengal, the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya escaped this and except for North Sikkim which recorded above average rainfall, all other towns had deficient rainfall.

The rainfall stats from IMD are shown below:-

The sudden and sharp change from 'Large Surplus' rainfall in Sep2020 to 'Deficient' rainfall in Oct2020 is seen below:

With the numerous storms in the Bay of Bengal in Oct 2020, the withdrawal of the SW Monsoons from this region was delayed.

Collection and tabulation of rainfall data : Ms Shreya Gurung

Praful Rao
Kalimpong district,
Darjeeling- Sikkim Himalaya