Country Report of India 1 Meteorology

Table – A

Brief history of systems during 2015

S. No.	Category	Period	Place of Origin	Direction of movement	Landfall/ time	Place of dissipation
1	Cyclonic Storm (ASHOBAA)	7 – 12 Jun.	east central Arabian Sea and neighbourhood near Lat. 14.5°N / Long. 68.5°E	Generally west-northwestwards	Weakened in-situ over the sea.	Weakened into a well marked low pressure area near Masirah (Oman) at 1200 UTC of 12^th
2	Depression	20–22 Jun	northwest and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal and lay centred near Lat. 18.0°N / Long. 86.0°E	northwest	crossed Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Puri around 0100 UTC of 21^st (to be checked with hourly observation from CWC BWN)	Weakened into a well marked low pressure area and lay over Odisha and adjoining areas of Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh on 22^nd morning.
3	Deep Depression	22– 25 Jun	northeast and adjoining eastcentral Arabian Sea near Lat. 20.0°N / Long. 67.0°E	East-northeast, northeast and then again East-northeast	south Gujarat coast near Diu between 0900 and 1000 UTC of 23^rd	Weakened into a well marked low pressure area over northwest Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood on 25^th morning.
4	Land Depression	10– 12 July	Jharkhand and neighbourhood centered near Lat. 23.1°N / Long. 85.1°E	West-northwest, northwest	-	weakened into a well marked low pressure area over northwest Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas of Haryana on 12^th evening.
5	Land Deep depression	27 - 30 Jul.	southwest Rajasthan and neighbourhood near at.26.2°N/Long.71.8°E	North-northeast	-	Weakened into a well marked low pressure area over west Rajastan and neighbourhood.
6	Cyclonic Storm (KOMEN)	26 July – 2 Aug.	northeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangla Desh & West Bengal and lay centred near Lat.22.0°N/Long.90.8°E	West	crossed Bangla Desh coast between Hatia and Sandwip during 1400 to 1500 UTC on 30^th.	weakened into a well marked low pressure area over Jharkhand and adjoining areas of north Odisha and north Chhattisgarh on 2^nd Aug.
7	Land Depression	4-5 Aug.	east Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Chhattisgarh centred near Lat. 22.7°N and Long. 80.5°E	west	-	Weakened into a well marked low pressure area over southwest Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood on 00UTC of 5^th.
8	Land Deep depression	16 - 19 Sept.	south Odisha and neighbourhood near Lat.20.3°N/Long.83.3°E	West-northwest and west	-	weakened into a well marked low pressure area over north Madhya Maharashtra & adjoining areas of southwest Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat region.
9	Deep Depression	9 – 12 Oct.	eastcentral Arabian Sea centred near Lat. 14.0°N / Long. 70.3°E	northwest	Weakened in-situ over the sea.	east central and adjoining west central Arabian Sea.
10	Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm 'CHAPALA'	28 oct. – 4 Nov.	southeast Arabian Sea and adjoining area of southwest and central Arabian Sea, centred near Lat. 11.5°N / Long. 65.0°E,	Northwest and then west	Yemen coast to the southwest of Riyan (14.1/48.65) during 0100-0200 UTC on 3^rd Nov.	Yemen
11	Extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘MEGH’	5 – 10 Nov.	eastcentral Arabian Sea, centred near Lat.14.1° N / Long. 66.0° E	Northwest and then west	Yemen coast near latitude 13.4°N/46.1°E around 0900 UTC on 10^th.	Yemen and neighbourhood.
12	Deep Depression	8-10 Nov.	Southwest Bay of Bengal Lat.10.7°N/ Long. 83.7°E.	northwest	north Tamil Nadu coast close to Marakanam (north of Puducherry) near latitude 12.2°N/80.0°E around 1400 UTC on 9^th.	north Tamilnadu and neighbourhood

2. Details of the systems

2.1 Cyclonic Storm (ASHOBAA) over the Arabian Sea (7^th – 12^th June 2015)

2.1.1 A trough of low at mean sea level lay over Lakshadweep area and neighbourhood on 3^rd and over southeast Arabian sea and adjoining Lakshadweep area on 4^th and 5^th with a cyclonic circulation aloft. It organised into a low pressure area over southeast and adjoining east central Arabian Sea with associated cyclonic circulation extending upto 3.1 kms a.s.l. on 6^th and became a well marked low pressure area over the same region on 7^th, early morning. It then concentrated into a Depression over east central Arabian Sea and neighbourhood and lay centred near Lat. 14.5°N / Long. 68.5°E, about 690 km southwest of Mumbai and 740 km south southwest of Veraval at 0300 UTC on 7^th. Moving north northwestwards it lay centred near Lat. 16.0°N / Long. 68.0°E, about 580 km southwest of Mumbai and 560 km south southwest of Veraval at 1200 UTC of 7^th. It moved north northwestwards and intensified into a Deep Depression and lay centred near Lat. 17.5°N / Long. 67.5°E, about 590 km west southwest of Mumbai & 480 km south southwest of Veraval at 0000 UTC on 8^th. It continued to move north northwestwards and intensified into a Cyclonic Storm (ASHOBAA) and lay centred near Lat. 17.9°N / Long. 67.2°E, about 590 km west southwest of Mumbai & 470 km southwest of Veraval at 0300 UTC on 8^th. It moved northwestwards and lay centred near Lat. 18.6°N / Long. 66.5°E, about 480 kms southwest of Veraval at 1200 UTC on 8^th. It continued to move northwestwards and lay over east central and adjoining northwest and west central Arabian Sea, centred near Lat. 20.0°N / Long. 65.0°E about 570 kms west southwest of Veraval and 640 kms east-southeast of Sur (Oman) at 0300 UTC on 9^th. It moved west-northwestwards and lay centred near Lat. 21.0°N / Long. 63.0°E, about 860 kms west of Veraval and 400 kms east-southeast of Sur (Oman) at 1200 UTC on 9^th. It moved westwards and lay centred over northwest and adjoining west central Arabian Sea, near Lat. 21.3°N / Long. 61.8°E about, 270 kms southeast of Sur (Oman) and 310 kms eastnortheast of Masirah (Oman) at 0300 UTC on 10^th. Subsequently moving west southwestwards, it lay over northwest Arabian Sea, near Lat. 21.2°N / Long. 61.1°E, about 235 km, east northeast of Masirah (Oman) at 1200 UTC of 10^th. It moved west-southwestwards and lay centred near Lat. 20.8°N / Long. 60.8°E about 200 kms east-northeast of Masirah (Oman) at 0300 UTC on 11^th. It moved westwards lay centred near Lat. 20.8°N / Long. 60.0°E about 120 kms east-northeast of Masirah (Oman) at 1200 UTC of 11^th. It continued to move westwards and weakened into a Deep Depression, near Lat. 20.8°N / Long. 59.7°E at 1800 UTC of 11^th and further weakened into a Depression near Lat. 20.8°N / Long. 59.5°E at 0000 UTC of 12^th. It remained practically stationary and lay centred near Lat. 20.8°N / Long. 59.5°E, about 60 kms east-northeast of Masirah (Oman) at 0300 UTC of 12^th. It moved slightly west southwestwards and weakened into a well marked low pressure area over the same region on the same evening.

The observational details are given in Table–1.

Table–1
Date / Time (UTC)	Intensity	Position near Lat. ^oN / Long. ^oE (Best Track)	Based on
			Revised Estimates on Satellite Imagery /RADAR Obsn.	Supporting synoptic / asynoptic observations
07 Jun/ 0300	Depression	14.5 / 68.5	C.I. No. 1.5	Ship TBWUK35 (10.3/65.0): 1005.9hPa, 320/16kts Buoy 23451(15.0/68.8):- 1003.1 hPa Buoy 23675(14.2/67.7): 1002.6 hPa Amini Divi: 1005.4 hPa 180/4kts
07 Jun/ 1200	Depression	16.0/68.0	C.I. No. 1.5	Buoy 23675 (14.2/67.8): 1001.4 hPa Buoy 23451(15.0/68.8): 1002.3 hPa Buoy 23976(18.3/68.3): 1000.1 hPa Buoy 23690(18.6/66.6): 1001.7 hPa
08 Jun/ 0000	Deep Depression	17.5/67.5	C.I. No. 2.0	Buoy 23690(18.6/66.6): 995.2 hPa Buoy 23976(18.3/68.1): 992.3 hPa Buoy 23451(15.0/68.8): 1000.6 hPa Buoy 23675(14.2/67.8): 1001.9 hPa
08 Jun/ 0300	Cyclonic Storm ASHOBAA	17.9/67.2	C.I. No. 2.5	Buoy 23976(18.2/68.1): 995.9 hPa Buoy 23690(18.6/66.6): 992.7 hPa Buoy 23690(14.2/67.8): 1001.9 hPa Buoy 23910(17.8/59.2): 1002.2 hPa
08 Jun/ 1200	Cyclonic Storm ASHOBAA	18.6/66.5	C.I. No. 2.5	Buoy 23690(18.5/66.4): 986.2 hPa Buoy 23976(18.5/68.1): 999.0 hPa Ship ZCBU3 (15.4/68.8): 1003.4 hPa 190/23kts Ship A8UB3 (12.8/57.6): 1004.0 hPa 250/25kts Ship A8CB7 (13.4/55.3): 1003.0 hPa 250/20kts Mashirah:- 999.4 hPa Ras Al Hadd:- 999.5 hPa
09 Jun/ 0300	Cyclonic Storm ASHOBAA	20.0/65.0	C.I. No. 2.5	Buoy 23910(18.1/59.1): 1002.0 hPa Buoy 23693(16.1/60.3): 1003.4 hPa Buoy 23910(18.4/68.3): 1004.3 hPa Rajkot:- 1005.6 hPa, 200/8kts
09 Jun/ 1200	Cyclonic Storm ASHOBAA	21.0/63.0	C.I. No. 3.0	Ship VRMX7 (16.7/65.8): 999.0 hPa, 230/20kts Ship WKAB (15.4/57.9): 1000.7 hPa 240/15kts Ship A8CH2 (12.8/56.2): 1003.0 hPa 220/33kts Ship WKPM (12.6/64.4): 1001.3 hPa 250/33kts Buoy 23910(18.1/59.1): 999.5 hPa Mashirah: 999.4 hPa Ras Al Hadd: 999.4 hPa, 30/10kts,
10 Jun/ 0300	Cyclonic Storm ASHOBAA	21.3/61.8	C.I. No. 3.0	Buoy 23910(18.2/59.1): 999.7 hPa Buoy 23693(16.0/60.4): 1002.2 hPa Ship BATFR28 (18.8/63.3): 250/14kts Jiwani: 1000.8hPa, 90/10kts Mashirah: 1000.3 hPa 260/5kts Ras Al Hadd: 1000.6hPa
10 Jun/ 1200	Cyclonic Storm ASHOBAA	21.2/61.1	C.I. No. 3.0	Ship CQII (20.4/65.4): 1000.5 hPa, 190/22kts Ship BATFR28 (18.5/65.5): 180/23kts Buoy 23910(18.3/59.1): 998.2 hPa Ship WKPM (15.1/58.4): 995.1 hPa, 230/30kts Mashirah: 998.0 hPa, Ras Al Hadd: 997.9 hPa
11 Jun/ 0300	Cyclonic Storm ASHOBAA	20.8/60.8	C.I. No. 2.5	Mashirah: 999.1 hPa, 300/11kts Ras Al Hadd: 999.2 hPa Ship TBWUK50 (23.2/62.8): 1002.9 hPa, 170/15kts Buoy 23910(18.4/59.2): 998.2 hPa Buoy 23693(15.8/60.5): 1001.7 hPa
11 Jun/ 1200	Cyclonic Storm ASHOBAA	20.8/60.0	C.I. No. 2.5	Ship CQII (18.1/59.2):-240/31kts, 997.0 hPa Marmul:-993.6hPa Sohar Majis: 1000.4hPa, 060/12kts Yaaloni:- 996.1hPa, Buoy 23693(15.8/60.5): 1000.7 hPa
11 Jun/ 1800	Deep Depression	20.8/59.7	C.I. No. 2.0	Mashirah:- 998.6hPa, 350/22kts Ras Al Had:- 998.6hPa, 030/12kts Ibra:- 999.7hPa, 020/11kts Pasni: 090/4 kts Ship A8CB7 (19.1/59.2): 999.0 hPa, 270/25kts Ship CQII (17.6/57.5):-220/28kts
12 Jun/ 0000	Depression	20.8/59.5	C.I. No. 1.5	Mashirah: 996.7hPa, 320/22kts Ras Al Had: 998.0hPa, 060/17kts Ibra: 997.3hPa, 010/12kts Ship DIXJ2(24.0/59.6): 1001.5 hPa, 240/25kts Buoy 23910(18.5/59.3): 997.2 hPa
12 Jun/ 0300	Depression	20.8/59.5	C.I. No. 1.5	Mashirah: 997.6hPa, 330/31kts Ras Al Had: 999.9hPa, 070/18kts Yaaloni: 999.9hPa, 260/4kts Ship DIXJ2(23.7/60.5): 1001.4 hPa, 070/28kts Buoy 23910(18.5/59.3): 999.2 hPa
12 Jun/ 0600	Depression	20.8/59.5	C.I. No. 1.5	Mashirah: 997.7hPa, 320/37kts Ras Al Had: 1000.9hPa, 070/17kts Ibra: 1008.0hPa, 010/11kts Ship DIGY2(18.2/57.3): 1003.2 hPa, 230/17kts Buoy 23910(18.5/59.3): 1000.4 hPa
12 Jun/ 1200	It moved slightly west southwestwards and weakened into a well marked low pressure area over northwest Arabian Sea and adjoining Oman region on 12^th evening.

2.1.2 Other features observed

The lowest ECP was 990 hPa from 0600 UTC of 9^th to 1500 UTC of 10^th. The maximum estimated mean wind speed was 45 kts from 1800 UTC of 9^th to 2100 UTC of 10^th. The lowest observed pressure of 986.2 hPa was reported by Buoy 23690(18.5/66.4) at 1200 UTC of 8^th, when the system was to the west of the Buoy 23690. The maximum observed mean wind speed of 33 kts was reported by Ship WKPM (12.6/64.4) at 1200 UTC of 9^th. The system moved initially northwest, westward and then westsouthwest and again westward direction.

2.1.3 Weather and damage caused

Heavy to very heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places over Gujarat State. Scattered to widespread rainfall with heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places over the sub-divisions along the west coast.

No damage has been reported due to this system.

Chief amounts of 24 hrs rainfall (more than 2 cm ) ending at 0300 UTC of 7^th -12^th Jun, 2015 are given below.

7.6.2015

Saurashtra & Kutch: 4 – Bhanvad

Konkan & Goa: 9 - Kankavli; 3 - Lanja, Guhagarh and Devgarh each; 2 - Mangaon and Rajapur each

Lakshadweep: 2 - Amini Divi

8.6.2015

Gujarat Region: 9 - Kaprada; 7 - Silvassa and Valsad each; 6 - Vapi; 5 - Pardi; 4 - Madhbun and Nanipalson each.

Konkan & Goa: 4 - Panjim (Goa); 3 - Malvan, Bhira, Marmugoa and Shahapur each

Coastal Karnataka: 5 - Karwar and Mangaluru each; 4 - Mulki; 3 - Udupi, Kota, Mudubidre and Gokarna each.

Kerala: 8 - Cherthala and Kayamkulam Agri each; 7 - Kunnamkulam, Kayamkulam and Kannur each; 6 - Chengannur, Ponnani, Vaikom and Thiruvananthapuram AP each; 5 - Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha and Haripad each.

Lakshadweep: 3 - Agathi and Kavaratti each; 2 - Amini Divi.

9.6.2015

Gujarat Region: 13 - Kaprada; 8 - Nanipalson; 7 - Dharampur; 4 - Vansda and Chikhli each.

Saurashtra & Kutch: 5 - Okha; 4 - Khambhalia and Jodia each; 3 - Tankara and Dhrol ARG each.

Konkan & Goa: 5 - Malvan; 4 - Sawantwadi and Canacona each; 3 - Kankavli, Vengurla, Mulde - AWS, Quepem and Devgarh each.

Coastal Karnataka: 8 - Mangaluru AP and Mangaluru AP each; 6 - Mulki and Gokarna each; 5 - Karwar, Udupi, Mudubidre, Karkala, Bantwal and Mangaluru each; 4 - Kollur, Honavar, Ankola and Kumta each.

Kerala: 6 - Kumarakom, Kannur and Mavelikara each; 5 - Alappuzha, Piravam, Karipur and Cherthala each; 4 - Kollam Rly, Taliparamba, Vaikom and Thalasserry each; 3 - Perinthalamanna, Enamakkal, Konni and Vadakara each.

Lakshadweep: 3 - Kavaratti.

10.6.2015

Gujarat Region: 7 - Dangs (Ahwa); 5 - Sanand; 4 - Arnej AWS; 3 - Dhandhuka.

Saurashtra & Kutch: 3 – Chotila

Konkan & Goa: 6 - Canacona; 4 - Marmugoa, Sanguem, Dahanu and Quepem each; 3 - Kudal, Dabholim (Goa), Panjim (Goa), Ratnagiri, Devgarh, Mulde - AWS, Mulde Agri, Valpoi, Margao, Dodamarg and Mapusa each.

Coastal Karnataka: 9 - Mangaluru AP, Mangaluru AP and Panambur each; 8 - Karwar; 6 - Mangaluru, Subramanya, Mulki and Kota each; 5 - Manki, Siddapura and Shirali PTO each.

Kerala: 6 - Kannur; 5 - Kudulu and Cheruthazham each; 4 - Enamakkal, Hosdurg and Ponnani each; 3 - Taliparamba, CIAL Kochi, Kunnamkulam and Irinjalakuda each.

Lakshadweep: 2 – Agathi.

11.6.2015

Gujarat Region: 6 - Waghai ARG; 2 - Dhandhuka and Bodeli each.

Saurashtra & Kutch: 4 - Dhrol ARG; 3 - Rajkot and Dhrol.

Konkan & Goa: 4 - Panjim (Goa) and Dahanu each; 2 - Mapusa and Vengurla each.

Coastal Karnataka: 3 - Mulki; 2 - Karwar.

Kerala: 9 - Kunnamkulam; 5 - Thalasserry, Kannur and Vellanikkara each; 4 – Mattanur

Lakshadweep: 2 - Amini Divi and Kavaratti each.

12.6.2015

Gujarat Region: 7 - Bodeli; 6 - Sankheda; 5 - Khedbrahma; 4 – Surat.

Saurashtra & Kutch: 9 - Dhari; 5 - Bhesan; 3 - Jafrabad, Lathi and Kalavad each.