Past 80-days witness 70% decline in precipitation, worst ever in 8-years
Srinagar: From December 1, 2024 to February, 20, 2025, Kashmir has recorded the worst-ever rainfall deficit in the past eight years.
The data accessed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), reveals that the Valley has witnessed 70% deficit rainfall between December 2024 to February 2025.
The data states that 2019 was the only year with 60 per cent rainfall above normal in between December and February.
In 2018, a total deficit of rainfall between December to February was 30 per cent, reads the data.
However, in the preceding year 2019, Kashmir recorded above 60 per cent precipitation from the normal scale. The rainfall of above 300 mm was recorded during the period.
On the contrary, the region started witnessing a decline trend in precipitation till the year 2025.
In the year 2020 and 2021, the Kashmir region recorded precipitation of below ten percent.
Likewise, in the year 2022, the precipitation of 10 percent was recorded.
As per the data the deficit rainfall during the period has been witnessed persistently. In the year 2023, there was a deficit of ten percent rainfall in the months between December to February.
In the year 2024, Kashmir recorded a deficit rainfall of 40 per cent.
However, the highest deficit precipitation has been recorded in the ongoing year as the region has witnessed a deficit rainfall of 70 percent. This year has witnessed the lowest precipitation in the last eight years since 2018. From December 2024 to February 2025, a rainfall of 50 mm was recorded, the official data revealed.
Pertinently, KNO has already reported that in the first 50-days of the year 2025 Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a rainfall deficit of 83 percent thus posing a risk of severe water scarcity in the coming months.
From January 1, 2025 to February 19, 2025, J&K has recorded a rainfall of just 29.8 mm against the normal precipitation of 175.8 mm. i.e. only the 17% precipitation.
