Mandi records 1939% excess rainfall on July 1; Himachal logs one of the wettest days of the season
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Shimla, July 1,
Himachal Pradesh witnessed a staggering spike in rainfall on July 1, 2025, with Mandi district alone recording 1939% more rain than normal for the day — marking one of the wettest 24-hour periods of the season. According to official data, Mandi received 140.7 mm of rain on a day when the normal is just 6.9 mm.
Shimla too faced an intense downpour, logging 63.4 mm of rain — 1567% above the usual average. Other districts that experienced extraordinary rainfall include Hamirpur (628% excess), Kangra (477%), Una (470%), Kullu (355%), and Sirmaur (292%).
The sheer intensity of the downpour triggered alarm across the mid-hills, with local authorities on high alert for flash floods, landslides, and road blockages. Though July has just begun, such a massive deviation from daily norms has already set the tone for an aggressive monsoon pattern.
This deluge comes on the back of an already rain-heavy June. In the 30-day period from June 1 to July 1, 2025, Himachal Pradesh recorded 56% more rainfall than normal, with nine out of twelve districts logging excess precipitation. Mandi topped the charts again with 446.8 mm rainfall — 150% above normal. Shimla saw a 119% departure, Hamirpur 112%, and Sirmaur 82%. Only Lahaul & Spiti, Kinnaur, and Chamba remained in deficit or near-normal zones.
While the lower and mid-hills were drenched, the tribal district of Lahaul & Spiti reported no rainfall on July 1 — a complete 100% shortfall, and a 55% deficit for the overall month so far.
Meteorologists have warned that such intense single-day rainfall events, coupled with a season already trending above average, may exacerbate natural disaster risks in the coming weeks. With roads vulnerable to washouts and slopes destabilized, the state may be staring at yet another season of climate-driven disruptions.
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