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MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT FOR THE KARNATAKA STATE

April 2016

Temperature

Highest Maximum Temperature

The maximum temperature over Karnataka recorded during the month of April 2016 was

45°C at Hatcholli on 28th

,at Siruguppa on 19th

, at Tellalakote on 27th

in Bellary district, at

Babaleshar in Bijapur district on 22nd

, at Atnoor on 27th

, at Karajagi on 29th

, at Narona on

27th

, at Kodli on 29th

, at Shahabad on 27th

, at Ijeri on 27th

in Gulburga district, at Manvi on

27th

, at Sindhanur on 27th

in Raichur district .

Lowest Minimum Temperature

The minimum temperature over Karnataka recorded during the month of April 2016 was at

Bhagamandala in Kodugu district with 16 °C, followed by Vasthare in Chikkamanaglur

district with 16.1 °C.

Region Wise Daily Mean Maximum Temperature

South interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean maximum temperature in the range of

36-44.7°C.

North interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean maximum temperature in the range of

35.6-44.5°C.

Malnad recorded the daily mean maximum temperature in the range of 30-41.8°C.

Coastal Karnataka recorded the daily mean maximum temperature in the range of 33.5-

39.2°C.

Region Wise Daily Mean Minimum Temperature

South interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean minimum temperature in the range of

16.5-28.3°C.

North interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean minimum temperature in the range of

20.9-29.5°C.

Malnad recorded the daily mean minimum temperature in the range of 19.0-25.9°C.

Coastal Karnataka recorded the daily mean minimum temperature in the range of 20.6-

28.7°C.

Region Wise Daily Mean Diurnal Variation of Temperature

South interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean diurnal variation of temperature in the

range of 12.3-19.5°C.

North interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean diurnal variation of temperature in the

range of 11.8-18.8°C.

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Malnad recorded the daily mean diurnal variation of temperature in the range of 10.2-

18.6°C.

Coastal Karnataka recorded the daily mean diurnal variation of temperature in the range

of 6-16.6°C.

Heat wave

Heat wave conditions prevailed at a few places over South Interior Karnataka on 27th

and at isolated places over South Interior Karnataka on 26th April 2016.

Table -1 shows the maximum and mean maximum temperature observed for 740

hoblies in Karnataka during April 2016.

Table-1

Table-2 shows the minimum and mean minimum temperature observed for

740 hoblies in Karnataka during April 2016.

Fig.1, 2, 3 shows the spatial distribution of mean daily maximum, mean daily

minimum and the mean diurnal variation of temperature for the state as a whole

during April 2016 respectively.

Maximum Mean Maximum Maximum Mean Maximum

1 Bangalore Urban 40.9 37.7 16 Yadgir 44.6 41.1

2 Bangalore Rural 41.2 37.7 17 Bidar 44.4 39.2

3 Ramanagara 43.3 39.8 18 Belgaum 44.4 39.3

4 Kolar 43.3 38.3 19 Bagalkote 44.9 40.5

5 Chikkaballapur 43.5 38.6 20 Bijapur 45 40.7

6 Tumkur 44.3 39.4 21 Gadag 44.5 39.2

7 Chitradurga 44.3 40.0 22 Haveri 43.5 39.6

8 Davanagere 44.1 40.2 23 Dharwad 43.1 39.5

9 Chamarajanagara 42.5 38.3 24 Shimoga 42.6 37.6

10 Mysore 42.2 39.1 25 Hassan 42.6 37.0

11 Mandya 44.7 39.7 26 Chikkamagalur 41.7 37.0

12 Bellary 45 41.6 27  Kodagu 39 33.7

13 Koppal 44.4 40.9 28 Dakshina Kannada 42.3 36.7

14 Raichur 45 42.2 29 Udupi 39.5 35.9

15 Gulbarga 45 42.1 30 Uttara Kannada 43.3 35.6

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Figure shows District wise Mean Minimum &Mean Maximum Temperature variations

during April 2016

Minimum Mean Minimum Minimum Mean Minimum

1 Bangalore Urban 18.2 23.4 16 Yadgir 22 27.1

2 Bangalore Rural 17.1 22.7 17 Bidar 18.9 25.3

3 Ramanagara 19.6 24.5 18 Belgaum 16.9 23.1

4 Kolar 16.2 23.1 19 Bagalkote 18.9 24.6

5 Chikkaballapur 16.9 23.7 20 Bijapur 18 25.6

6 Tumkur 18.8 24.3 21 Gadag 19 23.5

7 Chitradurga 19.1 24.5 22 Haveri 17.3 23.2

8 Davanagere 20 24.3 23 Dharwad 17.8 22.1

9 Chamarajanagara 18.7 23.3 24 Shimoga 18.7 22.7

10 Mysore 19.6 23.7 25 Hassan 17.6 21.8

11 Mandya 21.2 24.0 26 Chikkamagalur 16.1 21.5

12 Bellary 21.6 26.2 27  Kodagu 16 20.6

13 Koppal 20.1 25.7 28 Dakshina Kannada 22 26.0

14 Raichur 23.1 27.6 29 Udupi 22.1 26.2

15 Gulbarga 22.4 27.5 30 Uttara Kannada 17.5 23.8

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Relative Humidity

Region Wise Daily Mean Maximum Relative humidity

South interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean maximum relative humidity in the

range of 61.5-99.9%.

North interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean maximum relative humidity in the

range of 38.5-100 %.

Malnad recorded the daily mean maximum relative humidity in the range of 71.5-

100%. Coastal Karnataka recorded the daily mean maximum relative humidity in the range of

72-100 %.

Region Wise Daily Mean Minimum Relative humidity

South interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean minimum relative humidity in the

range of 12.1-31.7%.

North interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean minimum relative humidity in the

range of 6.6-31.7%.

Malnad recorded the daily mean minimum relative humidity in the range of 18-60.6%.

Coastal Karnataka recorded the daily mean minimum relative humidity in the range of

25.9-63.7%.

Daily Mean Diurnal Variation of Relative humidity

South interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean diurnal variation of relative humidity

in the range of 44.6-76%.

North interior Karnataka recorded the daily mean diurnal variation of relative humidity

in the range of 19.7-76.2%.

Malnad recorded the daily mean diurnal variation of relative humidity in the range of

31.3-76.5%. Coastal Karnataka recorded the daily mean diurnal variation of relative humidity in the

range of 24.1-66.0%.

Table-3 shows the mean maximum and mean minimum relative humidity observed for

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Figure shows District wise Mean Min & Max Relative Humidity variations

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Mean Maximum Mean Minimum Mean Maximum Mean Minimum

1 Bangalore Urban 84.5 22.6 16 Yadgir 54.7 17.0

2 Bangalore Rural 87.3 21.1 17 Bidar 51.2 16.2

3 Ramanagara 81.8 21.2 18 Belgaum 77.1 21.1

4 Kolar 82.5 20.3 19 Bagalkote 72.0 18.1

5 Chikkaballapur 76.8 19.7 20 Bijapur 62.3 18.3

6 Tumkur 79.3 20.4 21 Gadag 79.7 19.2

7 Chitradurga 75.8 17.3 22 Haveri 89.7 23.2

8 Davanagere 85.6 21.7 23 Dharwad 92.2 22.6

9 Chamarajanagara 87.1 24.6 24 Shimoga 92.9 33.1

10 Mysore 87.1 22.0 25 Hassan 91.6 28.3

11 Mandya 87.1 21.9 26 Chikkamagalur 92.6 29.3

12 Bellary 70.2 17.5 27  Kodagu 94.3 43.5

13 Koppal 69.0 14.8 28 Dakshina Kannada 94.2 49.3

14 Raichur 60.6 17.9 29 Udupi 94.5 54.3

15 Gulbarga 51.9 17.1 30 Uttara Kannada 89.8 46.3

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Fig. 5, 6,7 shows the spatial distribution of the mean daily maximum, mean daily minimum and

mean diurnal variation of relative humidity for the state as a whole during April 2016 respectively.