Rainfall data of September 2023 of some towns in the Darjeeling - Sikkim Himalaya

Technically the 'SW Monsoon season' in the country is deemed over on 30September, with October ushering in the 'Post Monsoon season'.

A number of low pressure areas formed in the Bay of Bengal in Sep2023, some being remnants of storms in the Pacific which intensified in the warm waters of the Bay. These systems undoubtedly impacted the rainfall pattern over our region.

The district-wise rainfall distribution for the period 01Jun to 27Sep2023  for Sikkim and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal (SHWB) ie for approx the entire monsoon season is given below:

See below a media report on rainfall during the monsoon season in the country:

September 2023 rainfall

The map below clearly indicates that in Sep2023, the hills towns of Darjeeling, Kalimpong districts and those in Sikkim received less rain than the towns in the plains and the really heavy rain was reserved for the foothills of Kalimpong and the Dooars plains.

Landslides
Landslides did occur in Sep2023; the most important one which occurred on NH10, at Sethi Jhora on 23Sep2023 has been covered in the previous blog. Information on other landslides will be posted as updates to this blog.

Praful Rao
Kalimpong district
Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya
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