19/08/2025
REPORT ( ): Today's TORRENTIAL in Karachi smashed all expectations as a whopping 100-200 mm rain fell across the city, most of which was recorded within 3 hours between 2 pm and 5 pm today!
The reliably recorded chief rainfall amounts (mm) from various private sources and PMD since midnight till 5 pm are as follows:
Gulshan-e-Roomi 219, Model Colony 180, Gulshan-e-Hadeed 148, Surjani Town 143, North Nazimabad, FB Area Block 16.. 142, Airport MOS 138.2, Hawksbay 137, DHA Phase 6.. 136, Jinnah Terminal 135, Met Complex (Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block 5) 132, Mehmoodabad 127, DHA Phase 7.. 121, Paposhnagar (Nazimabad) 118, Ahsanabad (Jamia-tur-Rasheed) 108.5, North Karachi 108.4, Keamari Port 108, Korangi Creek 101.2, Sea View 98, Masroor Base 86, Orangi Town 66.2
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As the joined their heads together (figuratively!!) to analyse what just happened in Karachi today, it is apparent that there was an affect of the (WD), which had also been affecting upper and central parts of the country. This WD along with the advancing from the East Northeast, leading to such massive amounts within Karachi Division! This can be confirmed by the wind direction of NW and North winds recorded on various weather stations during the event.
Typically, the monsoonal during the day are not powerful enough to cause such extreme lightning and rainfall, and the fact that the rest of southern received no significant rainfall during this time is indicative of an unusual mixing of cooler air from the WD in the mid level. This grossly intensified the totals across the city!
In and Kunri affected by monsoonal storms reported northeast (NE) winds with thunderstorms, a characteristic nature of monsoonal thunderstorms arriving from .
