Pusa met adv samastipur

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Gramin Krshi Mausam Sewa (GKMS)
AGRO-METEOROLOGY DIVISION
Rajendra Agricultural University:
Pusa (Samastipur) Bihar -848 125
Bulletin No. 64
Ph. & Fax: 06274-240266
Date: Friday 22nd August 2014
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Weather during the previous forecast period
According to meteorological data recorded at Agro meteorological observatory, Pusa (Bihar), the
average maximum and minimum temperature were 31.7oC and 26.2°C respectively. Average relative
humidity was 91 percent at 0700 hrs and 80 percent at 1400 hrs. Soil temperature at 5 cm depth was
28.1°C at 0700 hrs and 32.1°C at 1400 hrs. Average wind speed, daily sunshine hours and average
daily evaporation were 3.2 km/hr, 1.1 hours and 1.9 mm respectively. About 6.4mm rainfall occurred
during this period.
Medium Range Weather Forecast
(For Siwan, Saran, Vaishali, Begusarai, Gopalganj and Samastipur districts)
(23-27 August 2014)
Weather
23-Aug
24-Aug
25Aug
26-Aug
27Aug
Remarks
parameters
Maximum temperature
Max. T (°C)
34
33
33
33
33
Mini. T (°C)
24
25
26
26
27
will remain between 3334°C and the minimum
around 25-27°C during
this period
Cloud cover
(okta)
8
7
8
8
8
Mainly cloudy sky
Rainfall (mm)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
No rainfall
Relative
humidity (%)
Morning
Afternoon
82
83
80
80
86
49
51
53
51
47
06
07
07
08
09
Easterly
Easterly
Easterly
Westerly
Easterly
Wind velocity
(kmph)
Wind
Direction
Easterly& Westerly wind
Advisory for the farmers
Crop
Rice
Onion:
Phenophase
Transplanting
to tiller
initiation
Advisory (Based on weather forecast)
Weeding should be done in early transplanted rice.
Tranplanting
Continue transplanting of rainy season onion at 10X 15
cm spacing. Remove weeds from the crop which was
Contingency
crops:
Tree plantation:
Radish and
pointed gourd:
Sowing
sown 10-15 days earlier. Give light irrigation to the crop
where moisture is limiting.
In view of poor rainfall situation, farmers are advised to
sow yam bean, maize, pigeon pea, sunflower, urd, arhar,
castor and vegetable crops in the upland areas in place
of rice.
Weather is suitable for planting of forest trees like
Sagwan, Chah, Hara Simal, Desi Simal, Safed Shirish,
Kala Shirish, Arjun, Gamhar, Gulmohar. Use stamp or
saplings of these trees for this purpose.
Weather is congenial for sowing of radish. Pusa Chetki,
Pusa Himani, Pusa Rashmi, Japani Saphed are
recommended varieties of radish. Use 4-5 kg seed rate
per hectare. Rajendra Parwal-1, Rajendra parwal-2,
FP1 and 3 are recommended varieties of pointed gourd
for sowing at this time.
Nodal Officer
Agro-Meteorology
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