October ended with nearly 70% deficits in Rainfall.

Against normal rainfall of 33.1 mm, only 8.7 mm was recorded in the UT. South Kashmir recorded below normal rainfall in the range of -95 to -100%. Central Kashmir in the range -85% to -91%. Said an independant forecaster from Srinagar ‘Faizan Arif’ popularly known through his social media page as ‘Kashmir Weather’.

Bandipora -90%, Baramulla -91%, & Kupwara -57%. Doda, Jammu, & Kathua recorded rainfall deficits in the range -32% to -45%. While other districts, except Samba, recorded deficit figures between -50% & -97%.Samba was the only district that received above normal rainfall at +250%. Meanwhile, Kargil recorded a rainfall deficit of -100%, while Leh recorded it at -88%. The overall deficit stood at -89% in the UT.Forecast: Completely dry weather is expected during the next 10 days. Further fall in water levels of rivers & streams is expected.He added further.