India gets 29% below normal rains at 2.6 mm Mon, 8% above normal since Jun 1
This story was originally published at 17:37 IST on 30 September 2024
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--IMD: India Sept 30 rainfall at 2.6 mm, 29% below normal
--IMD: India Jun 1-Sept 30 rainfall at 934.8 mm, 8% above normal
MUMBAI – Rainfall across the country on Monday was 2.6 mm, 29% below the normal of 3.6 mm, according to the India Meteorological Department. Since Jun 1, the country has received 934.8 mm of rainfall, 8% above the normal of 868.6 mm for the period, it said.
All the four homogeneous regions in the country received below normal showers. East and northeast India received rainfall that was 44% below normal at 3.4 mm. Northwest India received 34% below normal showers at 0.7 mm, while central India received 12% below normal rainfall at 2.9 mm. Rainfall was 32% below normal at 4.2 mm in the southern peninsula.
Of the four homogenous regions, east and northeast India is the only region that has received 14% below normal rainfall in the season so far, at 1,178.7 mm. Within the region, Arunachal Pradesh is the only state which has received "deficient" rainfall so far.
However, a cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Assam and neighbourhoods at lower tropospheric levels, the weather agency said in its daily report. Under the influence of this weather system, heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely over northeastern states during the next four to five days, it added. Arunachal Pradesh is likely to receive heavy rainfall till Wednesday, the weather bureau said.
So far in the season, rainfall has been normal in 21 of the 36 subdivisions in the country. Rainfall was "excess" in 10, and "deficient" in three subdivisions, it said. Rainfall was "large excess" in two subdivisions, it said. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Tanima Banerjee
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