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Gujarat Receives 68% of Monsoon Rainfall, South Leads
The monsoon season in Gujarat has brought a lot of rain.
By August 2, the state had gotten about 68% of all the rain it usually gets in a season.
Most of that rain fell in the southern part of Gujarat, which got 95% of the total.
A place called Kutch got much less, only 28%.
In one week, a second big rainstorm added 15% more rain to the state’s total.
A town called Wadhwan in Surendranagar was flooded with 157 millimetres of rain.
The rest of the state—North Gujarat, East Central, and Saurashtra—each got more than half of their usual rain.
Gujarat has received 68% of the monsoon season’s rainfall as of August 2.
South Gujarat accounted for 95% of the state’s rainfall, while Kutch received only 28%.
The second heavy rainfall spell added 15% of the season’s average rainfall in one week.
North Gujarat, East Central, and Saurashtra each recorded over 50% of their seasonal averages.
Surendranagar’s Wadhwan was inundated with 157 mm of rain during the period.
- Who
- State of Gujarat, India
- What
- Distribution of monsoon rainfall across the state
- Where
- Gujarat, India
- When
- As of August 2, 2024, during the second heavy rainfall spell
- Why
- Natural monsoon rainfall patterns
Key facts
- Total rainfall received
- 623.29 mm
- South Gujarat rainfall
- 1,465.39 mm (95%)
- Kutch rainfall
- 28% of season
- Average rainfall added in week
- 15%
- Wadhwan rainfall
- 157 mm








