Rajasthan is experiencing the fury of hefty rains. In just two days, Jaisalmer gets 55% of the season’s rainfall in a day. As a result, after two days of severe rain, Rajasthan’s total monsoon season rainfall has dramatically exceeded the meteorological average. According to data from the Meteorological Department on August 6, the entire state received 34.85 centimetres (cm) of rain, 40% more than the typical 24.96 cm. Rainfall in eastern Rajasthan has been 27% greater than usual. Typically, east Rajasthan averages 350.3 mm of rain by August 6, but this season has recorded 445.2 mm.

Notably, even in Rajasthan’s normally arid western region, there has been significant rainfall this year. By August 6, western Rajasthan has gotten 60% more rain than usual. The average rainfall in this area is 169.4 millimetres (mm); however, 271.5 mm have been reported so far. On August 6, there was torrential rain in the typically desert area of Jaisalmer hence, Jaisalmer gets 55% of season’s rainfall in a day.

Jaisalmer experiences an average of 176.9 mm of rain during the monsoon season. However, on August 6, the district received 96.9 millimetres of rain, so Jaisalmer gets 55% of the season’s rainfall in a day. Similarly, Tonk district’s Nagar Fort received 32 cm of rain in 24 hours. On August 5, 12.29 cm of rain fell in the Tonk district, 1.584 times more than the day’s usual.

Tonk district’s average annual rainfall is 61.36 cm. This indicates that on August 5, Tonk received 20% of its yearly rainfall in a single day.

Following Tonk, the maximum rainfall on August 5 was recorded in Pali district, located in western Rajasthan. Rainfall totalled 26 cm in the Sojat region of Pali district. On August 6, the Sojat area received 10.3 cm of rain, with the Pali block in the Pali district receiving the most at 25.7 cm for the day.

Overall, the Pali district received 72 mm of rain on August 5 and 93.7 mm on August 6, which amounts to 165.7 mm (16.57 cm) of rainfall in two days. The climate in this region is semi-arid, with annual rainfall ranging from 30 to 50 cm and an average monsoon rainfall of 47.2 cm. This implies that in just two days, the Pali district received 35 per cent of the season’s total rainfall.

On August 5, 22 cm of rain fell at Hindoli, Bundi district, Eastern Rajasthan. Bundi district often receives 65 to 75 cm of rain during the monsoon season. On August 5, Bundi district received 13.32 cm of rain, 1,700% more than typical. Likewise, in the Bhilwara district of eastern Rajasthan, the Jahazpur area received 21 cm of rain that day. 19 cm of rain was recorded in the Bundi block of Bundi district, while Sarwar and Kekri in Ajmer district received 18 cm. On August 6, Mohangarh in Jaisalmer recorded 26 cm of rain, while Bhaniyana received 20.6 cm. In Dechu, Jodhpur, 24.6 cm of rain was reported.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated that the high rainfall in Rajasthan, where Jaisalmer receives 55% of the season’s rainfall in a day, was ascribed to a deep depression in the Arabian Sea.

This deep depression hit eastern Rajasthan on August 4 but subsided to a depression the following day. By the evening of August 5, the depression had diminished into a clearly defined low-pressure area, followed by a low-pressure system.

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