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Seventh Consecutive Rainfall-Deficient Winter In J&K, Kishtwar Records Highest Shortfall At...

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo Srinagar, Mar 2: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a seventh consecutive rainfall-deficient winter this year, with a 65 per cent departure from the normal. The Kishtwar and Shopian districts recorded the alarming deficit this winter at 90 per cent and 82 per cent, respectively. “Jammu and Kashmir has recorded its seventh straight winter rainfall deficit, with the core winter period December 2025 to February 2026 ending at a 65 per cent departure from the normal,” the data gathered by independent forecaster Faizan Arif suggests.

Seventh Consecutive Rainfall-Deficient Winter In J&K, Kishtwar Records Highest Shortfall At...

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Key Highlights

  • Arif said the region received just 100.6 mm of precipitation against a normal of 284.9 mm during the three months.
  • The independent forecaster said that December, with a departure of 78 per cent, saw the actual rainfall of 13.0 mm against the normal of 59.4 mm.
  • January witnessed the actual of 73.4 mm against the normal of 95.1 mm — a departure of 23 per cent, he said, adding that some Western Disturbance activity in the month prevented a total seasonal collapse.
  • With a departure of 89 per cent, in February, the actual rainfall was 14.2 mm compared to the normal 130.4 mm.
  • “February turned disastrous.
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