Yellow alert in Gujarat, Ahmedabad receives highest rain in 10 years

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in several districts for Monday including Ahmedabad.

Yellow alert:

"Heavy rains are likely in Anand, Vadodara, Chhotaudepur, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Dang, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath and Diu," said IMD on Sunday.

Other districts where yellow alert is issued for light and moderate rainfall include:

Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Aravalli, Kheda, Ahmedabad, Anand, Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Morbi, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, Botad, Kutch and Diu.

On Sunday, Heavy rainfall occurred in Panchmahal, Navsari and Valsad.

Amedabad's record-breaking rainfall

Notably, Ahmedabad has recorded an average rainfall of 8 inches, which is 27% of the season’s average till June 28, marking the highest rainfall in 10 years.

Based on the 30-year average from 1995 to 2024, Ahmedabad typically receives about 32 inches of rainfall during the monsoon season each year. As of June 21 — that is, a week ago — the city had received around 16% of the seasonal rainfall. This means an additional 10% rainfall has occurred in just one week. Last year, by this time, Ahmedabad had received only about 5% of the seasonal rainfall. In comparison, the city has now received five times more rainfall than last year.