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Informist, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

MUMBAI – The country got an average rainfall of 23.9 mm in the week ended Wednesday, 43% above the normal rainfall of 16.7 mm for the period, the India Meteorological Department said. Two out of four homogenous regions in the country received above normal showers during the week, the weather bureau said.

Central India received 63% above normal showers during the week at 21.2 mm. Subdivisions such as west Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat region, Saurashtra and Kutch, Konkan and Goa, and central Maharashtra have recorded large excess rainfall due to heavy rains in the region as the Southwest Monsoon withdrew from this part of the country.

Meanwhile, the Northeast Monsoon commenced over southeast India on Tuesday, according to the IMD. This caused extremely heavy rainfall over Chennai, other parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, parts of Karnataka, Kerala, and Mahe. In view of continuous heavy falls over parts of southern India since last week, the region recorded 92% above normal rainfall at 61.5 mm during the week, the data showed. 

Moving to northwest India, the region recorded 73% below normal rainfall during the week and since Oct. 1, it has received 72% below normal showers. During the week, the precipitation was 73% below normal at 1.6 mm. The key wheat producing states like Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan received below normal rains during the week and also since Oct. 1.

Similarly, east and northeast India received 2% below normal rainfall at 26.2 mm during the week, but 13% above normal showers since Oct. 1. However, the key agricultural belt of Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand received below-normal rainfall, the IMD said. 

Of the 36 subdivisions in the country, rainfall was "normal" in four subdivisions and "excess" in three during the week. The rainfall was "large excess" in 14 subdivisions, while it was "deficient" in five. The rainfall was "large deficient" in eight subdivisions in the country during the week. Two subdivisions have not recorded rain during the week. 

Since Oct. 1, India has received 46.8 mm of rainfall, 3% below the normal level of 48.2 mm for the period.  End

Reported by J. Navya Sruthi

Edited by Manisha Baxla

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