METEOROLOGICAL FACTS OF STATIONS UNDER

R.M.C. NEW DELHI

           

New Delhi:  Rainfall recording of Delhi started in the year 1845, but the scrutiny and publishing of data started in 1875 only.  Delhi Observatory was located in the middle of the city area at Civil Hospital near Jama Masjid.  It was shifted to Flying Club Building, Safdarjung Airport in August 1927 and then to its present location in front of Terminal Building in 1936.

 

Extreme Values of some stations

STATION

              TEMPERATURE (°C)

 

HIGHEST      DATE               LOWEST          DATE

HIGHEST RAINFALL  (MM)

24 HOURS              DATE

DELHI (SFD)

47.2

29.05.1944

−00.6

16.01.1935

266.2

21.07.1958

AMBALA

47.8

29.05.1944 17.06.1923

−01.1

19.01.1947

228.9

10.08.1896

CHANDIGARH

46.5

28.05.1988

  00.0

28.01.1973 31.12.1973 09.02.1974

262.0

18.07.2000

HISSAR

48.3

30.05.1944

−03.9

31.01.1929

346.7

16.08.1926

DHARAMSALA

38.3

08.06.1973

01.9

13.01.1972

316.9

06.08.1958

MANALI

33.2

24.05.1978 06.06.1978

11.0

01.02.1973

88.3

14.08.1970

SHIMLA

30.6

13.09.1932

12.2

13.12.1963

227.1

22.08.1901

BANIHAL

36.0

07.06.1978

−13.6

12.12.1964

175.0

27.12.1967

JAMMU

47.2

12.06.1953

  00.6

11.01.1945

299.2

31.07.1961

SRINAGAR

38.3

10.07.1946

20.0

06.02.1895       

147.8

31.01.1930

AMRITSAR

47.7

21.05.1978

−02.8

25.12.1950

308.4

22.09.1962

LUDHIANA

48.3

19.05.1944

−02.2

25.01.1964

354.3

04.10.1955

PATIALA

46.7

27.05.1954

  00.0

17.01.1962

238.8

14.07.1949

BIKANER

49.4

08.05.1960

−04.0

26.01.1964

165.6

26.09.1945

JAIPUR

48.5

06.05.1980

−02.2

31.01.1905

188.4

16.08.1959

JAISELMER

47.8

29.05.1956

−05.9

12.01.1967

204.0

16.08.1973

KOTA

48.5

--.05.1962

  01.7

31.01.1929

249.0

17.07.1945

UDAIPUR

44.6

27.05.1973

  00.4

07.02.1974

183.9

18.09.1950

ALLAHABAD

48.8

06.06.1979

−00.7

26.12.1971

335.3

20.08.1953

GORAKHPUR

49.4

15.05.1962

  01.7

15.01.1933

284.5

19.08.1912

LUCKNOW

47.7

09.06.1966

−01.0

31.01.1964

272.4

09.07.1960

AGRA

48.3

02.06.1889

−02.2

16.01.1935

286.0

16.09.1939

BAREILLY

46.7

29.05.1884

  00.0

02.02.1905

251.2

07.07.1882

JHANSI

47.8

08.05.1973 01.06.1924

  00.3

26.12.1961

266.7

12.08.1952

DEHRADUN

43.9

04.06.1902

−01.1

11.01.1945 01.02.1905

487.0

25.07.1966

MUSSOORIE

34.4

24.05.1949

−06.7

10.02.1950

317.0

05.08.1964