Tag: Rainfall
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Scraping Daily Weather Data From Ogimet
Ogimet.com is a weather data portal that aggregates data from official sites from around the world. In the case of Indian cities, the data is pulled from IMD stations. The site has data on Indian cities from October 1999 till date. The site operates using an index as known as WMO Index where WMO stands… Continue Reading
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What data says about the Ground water situation in India, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
The Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, recently published the report – National Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India – 2022. This report details the state of groundwater extraction across India at state, district and district blocks (Taluks) level. The report identifies the amount of water that recharges the groundwater reserves annually… Continue Reading
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Bangalore Floods – A Call for Open Data
A few days of rains in the first week of September and India’s IT capital, Bangalore, got the attention of the international media. The Wall Street Journal headline read – India’s Silicon Valley Flooded by Rains, Exposing Infrastructure Woes. BBC was more dramatic – Boats and tractors replace cars in India’s Silicon Valley. A week… Continue Reading
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What does the rainfall data from KSNDMC say about Bengaluru rainfall patterns?
The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Management Centre (KSNDMC) has deployed a large network of Automated Weather Stations(AWSes) across the state as well as in Bengaluru. There is a total of 180 AWSes deployed in different parts of Bengaluru Urban and 17 across Bengaluru Rural district. Given this extensive network, the observations could help shed more… Continue Reading