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Thursday, December 29, 2016

Weekly Hydro-meteorological Report, 29, December 2016


Highlights:

  •  The IMD WRF model predicts rainfall up to 35 mm on 30th December in northern and eastern parts of the island.  
  •  Between Dec 20–26: highest rainfall of 50 mm was recorded on the 26th in the surrounding regions of Padawiya in Anuradhapura district.
  •  From Dec 18–24: minimum temperature of 15 OC was recorded from Nuwara Eliya district while many parts of the island recorded a maximum temperature between 30-35 OC.
  •  From Dec 20–26: up to 18 km/h north easterly winds were experienced by the entire island.

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Friday, December 23, 2016

Weekly Hydro-meteorological Report, 22, December 2016


Highlights:

  •  The IMD WRF model predicts rainfall up to 35 mm on 23rd December in Galle, Matara and Balangoda regions.  
  •  Between Dec 13–19: highest rainfall of 100 mm was recorded on the 19th in the surrounding regions of Illavankulam in Puttalam district.
  •  From Dec 11–17: minimum temperature of 15 OC was recorded from Nuwara Eliya district while many parts of the island recorded a maximum temperature between 30-35 OC.
  •  From Dec 13–19: up to 10 km/h north easterly winds were experienced in the northern and southern regions of the island.

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Thursday, December 15, 2016

Weekly Hydro-meteorological Report, 15, December 2016


Highlights:

  •  The IMD WRF model predicts rainfall up to 35 mm on 17th December in Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts.  
  •  Between Dec 6–12: highest rainfall of 50 mm was recorded on the 8th in the surrounding regions of Kumana.
  •  From Dec 4–10: minimum temperature of 15 OC was recorded from Nuwara Eliya district while many parts of the island recorded a maximum temperature between 30-35 OC.
  •  From Dec 6–12: up to 28 km/h north westerly winds were experienced in the eastern and south eastern regions, and speeds less than 20 km/h in the rest of the island.

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Thursday, December 8, 2016

Weekly Hydro-meteorological Report, 8, December 2016


Highlights:

  •  The IMD WRF model predicts rainfall up to 64 mm on 9th December for coastal regions of Batticaloa district.  
  •  Between Nov 30 & Dec 6, the highest rainfall of 50 mm was recorded on the 30th in Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mannar districts.
  •  From Nov 27 – Dec 3, Minimum temperature of 15 OC was recorded from Nuwara Eliya district while most parts of the island recorded a maximum temperature between 30-35 OC.
  •  From Nov 29 – Dec 5, up to 18 km/h north easterly winds were experienced in Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu regions while rest of the island experienced north westerly wind with speeds less than 10 km/h.

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Friday, December 2, 2016

Weekly Hydro-meteorological Report, 1, December 2016


Highlights:

  •  The IMD WRF model predicts heavy rainfall (up to 125 mm) on 2nd December in the northern sea adjacent to the island.  
  •  A Significant decrease in rainfall events was experienced throughout the island during 23–28 November, with the highest recorded rainfall of 60 mm on the 23rd in Mannampitiya region.
  •  From 20-26 November, Minimum temperature of 15 OC was recorded from Nuwara Eliya district while most parts of the island recorded a maximum temperature between 30-35 OC.
  •  From 22-28 November, up to 18 km/h north easterly winds were experienced in the northern and southern regions of the country while the central regions received up to 22 km/h wind in the same direction.

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