Monthly Bulletin NOVEMBER, 2016 Vol: 11-2016 NOVEMBER, 2016 Highlights… Dry weather was reported from major agricultural plains of the country except Potohar region, Sargodha and Lahore where below light rainfall was reported. Thermal regime in this month remained mostly normal to warmer in the agricultural plains of the country. Generally, ETo and R.H remained normal to below normal in major agricultural plains of the country. Agricultural soils showed mostly normal to above normal trend at shallow layers and normal to below normal trend at intermediate and deep layers, in major agricultural plains of the country. Harvesting/crushing of cotton, rice, potato, sugarcane and sowing of wheat/ seasonal vegetables were the major field operations in most of the agricultural areas of the country during the month. Farmers have completed sowing of Rabi crops in most of the irrigated areas. The outlook for the month of December shows that normal to below normal rainfall is expected in most parts of the country with maximum negative anomaly in north-eastern parts. However, eastern and central Punjab, southwestern Sindh and adjoining areas of Balochistan may get slightly above normal rainfall during December 2016. Farmers are advised to protect nurseries and orchard trees from expected frost in this month if night time temperature starts to drop below 0.5°C. Late sowing of wheat crop after sugarcane cutting should be completed before 15 th of December. Contents Explanatory Note Pg. 2 Rain Departure Maps Pg. 3 Maximum Temperature Graph Pg. 4 Evapotranspiration Graph Pg. 5 Crop Report Pg. 6 Moisture Regime Pg. 7 Temperature Regime Pg. 9 Solar & Wind Regime Pg. 11 Cumulative Maps Pg. 12 Expected Weather Pg. 13 Weather Outlook Pg. 14 AgMIP Findings Pg. 15 Farmer’s advisory In Urdu Pg. 16 Protection from Frost (Urdu) Pg.17 Patron-in-Chief: Dr. Ghulam Rasul, Director General, Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Azmat Hayat Khan, Director, Editor: Khalida Noureen, Meteorologist Published by: National Agromet Center (NAMC) P.O.Box:1214, Sector: H-8/2, Islamabad, PAKISTAN Tel: +92-51-9250592, Fax: +92-51-9250368, Email: [email protected]Website: http://namc.pmd.gov.pk Monthly Agromet Bulletin National Agromet Centre Pakistan Meteorological Department
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Monthly Bulletin NOVEMBER, 2016
Vol: 11-2016 NOVEMBER, 2016
Highlights…
Dry weather was reported from major agricultural plains
of the country except Potohar region, Sargodha and
Lahore where below light rainfall was reported.
Thermal regime in this month remained mostly normal to
warmer in the agricultural plains of the country.
Generally, ETo and R.H remained normal to below
normal in major agricultural plains of the country.
Agricultural soils showed mostly normal to above normal
trend at shallow layers and normal to below normal trend
at intermediate and deep layers, in major agricultural
plains of the country.
Harvesting/crushing of cotton, rice, potato, sugarcane and
sowing of wheat/ seasonal vegetables were the major field
operations in most of the agricultural areas of the country
during the month. Farmers have completed sowing of
Rabi crops in most of the irrigated areas.
The outlook for the month of December shows that normal
to below normal rainfall is expected in most parts of the
country with maximum negative anomaly in north-eastern
parts. However, eastern and central Punjab, southwestern
Sindh and adjoining areas of Balochistan may get slightly
above normal rainfall during December 2016.
Farmers are advised to protect nurseries and orchard
trees from expected frost in this month if night time
temperature starts to drop below 0.5°C.
Late sowing of wheat crop after sugarcane cutting should
be completed before 15th
of December.
Contents Explanatory Note Pg. 2
Rain Departure Maps Pg. 3
Maximum Temperature
Graph Pg. 4
Evapotranspiration
Graph Pg. 5
Crop Report Pg. 6
Moisture Regime Pg. 7
Temperature Regime Pg. 9
Solar & Wind Regime Pg. 11
Cumulative Maps Pg. 12
Expected Weather Pg. 13
Weather Outlook Pg. 14
AgMIP Findings Pg. 15
Farmer’s advisory
In Urdu Pg. 16
Protection from
Frost (Urdu) Pg.17
Patron-in-Chief: Dr. Ghulam Rasul, Director General, Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Azmat Hayat Khan, Director,
Editor: Khalida Noureen, Meteorologist Published by: National Agromet Center (NAMC)