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Informist, Tuesday, Sep 17, 2024

--IMD: India Sep 17 rainfall 5.1 mm, 3% below normal 

--IMD: India Jun 1-Sep 17 rainfall 867.4 mm, 8% above normal 

MUMBAI – Rainfall across the country today was 5.1 mm, 3% below the normal of 5.3 mm, the India Meteorological Department said. Since Jun 1, India has received 867.4 mm of rainfall, 8% above the normal of 806.8 mm for the period, it said.

Of the four homogenous regions in the country, two received below normal showers today while the other two received above normal rains. Northwest India received 61% below normal showers at 1.0 mm, while the southern peninsula received 85% below normal rains at 0.9 mm. Central India received 31% above normal rains at 7.2 mm. Rainfall was 46% above normal at 13.9 mm in east and northeast India.

Even though east and northeast India received above normal rainfall today, it is the only homogenous region which has continued to receive below normal showers since Jun 1. Rainfall in the region so far was 1,078.6 mm, which is 14% below the normal rainfall of 1,253.2 mm, according to the data. In the region, Arunachal Pradesh and Bihar have received deficient rainfall since Jun 1.

The India Meteorological Department has forecast very heavy rainfall over north Madhya Pradesh and southeast Uttar Pradesh today. These weather conditions are seen due to the influence of a depression over northeast Chhattisgarh and adjoining Jharkhand, which is likely to move nearly west-northwestwards, it said.

So far this season, rainfall has been normal in 19 of the 36 subdivisions. Rainfall was "excess" in 11, and "deficient" in four subdivisions, the weather department said. Rainfall has been "large excess" in two subdivisions.  End

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

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