J-K witnessed driest year in five decades in 2024
driest year in five decades in 2024 as the below-normal precipitation continued for the fifth consecutive year, with a sharp 29 per cent deficit in rainfall compared to the annual average of 1232.3 mm, weather experts said on Saturday. «Jammu and Kashmir experienced its driest year in five decades in 2024, with rainfall levels plunging to just 870.9 mm against the normal annual average of 1232.3 mm — a significant deficit of 29 per cent,» a weather expert, Faizan Arif, said here.
This marks the fifth consecutive year of below-normal precipitation in the Union Territory, he said.
The weather expert said a closer look at the rainfall trends over the recent years highlights an alarming pattern.
«2023 recorded 1146.6 mm which was 7 per cent below the normal precipitation, while 2022 witnessed 1040.4 mm ' a 16 per cent deficit,» he said.
Arif said 2021 saw the precipitation levels dropping to 892.5 mm which was a staggering 28 per cent deficit, and 2020 experienced 982.2 mm ' 20 per cent deficit.
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