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Spring causes heavy rainfall in the northern parts while it is mild in most parts of Pakistan. Summers are sweltering, boiling and extremely hot in central Balochistan, southern Punjab and Upper Sindh while it gets milder the more you go to the north and the coast. The Monsoon season (late June-late September) also occurs in the summer season.
Heaviest 24 hours rainfall while 441 mm rainfall in 36 hours in the month of September. 5 September 2014: 300: 11.8: Lahore: Punjab: Heaviest rainfall to ever occur in the month of September during a 24-hour period. [35] 5 September 2014: 296: 11.7: Jhelum: Punjab: Heaviest rainfall to ever occur in the month of September during a 24-hour ...
The capital city of Delhi saw over 153 millimetres (6.0 in) rain on 9 July 2023, marking the highest precipitation in a single day in July in over 40 years. [27] [28] Authorities took measures to relocate numerous individuals residing near Yamuna riverbanks to safer areas. In addition, residents in other susceptible regions were advised to make ...
In 2003, Sindh province was badly affected when above normal monsoon rainfall caused flooding in the province; urban flooding also hit Karachi where two days of rainfall of 284.5 millimetres (11.20 in) created havoc in the city, while Thatta District was the worst hit where 404 millimetres (15.9 in) rainfall caused flash floods in the district ...
The following is the Annual rainfall in Lahore since 2007 based on data from the Pakistan Meteorological Department. [12] In 2007, a total of 716 millimetres (28.2 in) rain was recorded. [31] In 2008, a total of 917 millimetres (36.1 in) rain was recorded. [32] In 2009, a total of 698.4 millimetres (27.50 in) rain was recorded. [33]
The Thal desert is a subtropical sandy region with severe climatic conditions that are prone to temperature extremes. [17] Approximately 50% of the region sees hyper-arid climatic conditions (annual rainfall less than 200mm) and the remaining half sees semi-arid climatic conditions (annual rainfall between 200mm and 500mm). [18]
A Western Disturbance over Northern India and Pakistan in November 2012. A western disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent, [1] [2] which extends as east as up to northern parts of Bangladesh and South eastern Nepal. [3]
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains caused widespread destruction across vast swathes of the country, breaking a 24-year rainfall record and leaving over 100 people dead in upper Sindh, wreaking devastation in Punjab's Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur areas and leaving five districts of eastern Balochistan cut off from the rest of the country. [2]