Bengaluru’s Koramangala is seen flooded after the rains earlier this month.
Rain wreaked havoc in the first half of October in Karnataka . The following tables capture the severity of the situation.
Table 1 shows districts of India sorted by the actual rainfall received in October till 16th. Five of the top 10 are from Karnataka.
| Top 10 districts | Actual rainfall (mm) | Normal rainfall (mm) | Departure in % |
|---|
| UPPER SIANG | 416.4 | 179.1 | 132 |
| KOLAR | 381.4 | 94 | 306 |
| BANGALORE RURAL | 335 | 112.3 | 198 |
| DUMKA | 328.3 | 99.7 | 229 |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | 314.1 | 100.2 | 213 |
| LAKHIMPUR | 275.1 | 99.1 | 178 |
| UDUPI | 267.7 | 133 | 101 |
| CHITTOOR | 260.1 | 84.5 | 208 |
| BANGLORE URBAN | 257.9 | 100.1 | 158 |
Table 2 shows districts of Karnataka sorted by the % departure in rainfall (actual rainfall compared to expected rainfall) in October till 16th.
Of all thirty districts in Karnataka, 27 — except Shimoga, Kodagu, Dharwad — have exceeded the average rainfall expected till October 16th. In 19 of those 27, the departure from normal rainfall in October was by more than 100%.
| District | Actual rainfall (mm) | Normal rainfall (mm) | Departure in % |
|---|
| KOLAR | 381.4 | 94 | 306% |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | 314.1 | 100.2 | 213% |
| BANGALORE RURAL | 335 | 112.3 | 198% |
| RAICHUR | 202 | 74.8 | 170% |
| CHITRADURGA | 192 | 74 | 159% |
| BANGLORE URBAN | 257.9 | 100.1 | 158% |
| TUMKUR | 233.5 | 93.8 | 149% |
| BELLARY | 172.3 | 71.3 | 142% |
| BIDAR | 143.2 | 60.6 | 136% |
| DAVANGERE | 189.2 | 80.5 | 135% |
| HAVERI | 165.6 | 73.4 | 126% |
| GULBARGA | 149.7 | 68.8 | 118% |
| KOPPAL | 146.9 | 67.8 | 117% |
| YADGIR | 158.3 | 74.3 | 113% |
| BIJAPUR | 148.4 | 71.8 | 107% |
| CHAMARAJANAGAR | 178.5 | 86.7 | 106% |
| RAMNAGAR | 222.1 | 108.5 | 105% |
| BAGALKOT | 145.5 | 71.7 | 103% |
| UDUPI | 267.7 | 133 | 101% |
| BELGAUM | 124.4 | 72.7 | 71% |
| MANDHYA | 154.3 | 91.8 | 68% |
| GADAG | 117.9 | 77 | 53% |
| DAKSHIN KANNADA | 169.3 | 139.1 | 22% |
| HASSAN | 106.3 | 88.1 | 21% |
| UTTAR KANNADA | 120.2 | 100 | 20% |
| CHIKMAGALUR | 107.8 | 95.7 | 13% |
| MYSORE | 93.6 | 85.8 | 9% |
| DHARWAD | 68 | 74.7 | -9% |
| SHIMOGA | 78.4 | 86.7 | -10% |
| KODAGU | 73.8 | 116.8 | -37% |
