India got 23% above normal rain at 18.4 mm in week ended Wed, says IMD
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--IMD: India rainfall in week to Wednesday 23% above normal at 18.4 mm
MUMBAI – The country got an average rainfall of 18.4 mm in the week ended Wednesday, 23% above the normal rainfall of 15.0 mm for the period, the India Meteorological Department said. Two out of four homogeneous regions in the country received above-normal showers during the week, the weather bureau said.
Central India received 97% above-normal showers during the week at 18.6 mm. Subdivisions such as west Madhya Pradesh, the Gujarat region, Saurashtra and Kutch, Konkan and Goa, central Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Vidarbha recorded large excess rainfall due to heavy rains in these regions.
The South peninsula recorded 51.7 mm rain, 56% higher than the normal rainfall for the period, the data showed. Rainfall in northwest India recorded a 79% deficit during the week at 1.0 mm. Similarly, east and northeast India received 54% below-normal rainfall at 10.7 mm during the week, the agency said.
Of the 36 subdivisions in the country, rainfall was "normal" in five and "excess" in one during the week. Rainfall was "large excess" in 12 subdivisions, while it was "deficient" in eight. The rainfall was "large deficient" in nine subdivisions. One subdivision received no rain during the week.
Since Oct. 1, India has received 65.2 mm of rainfall, 3% above the normal level of 63.2 mm for the period. End
Reported by Sandeep Sinha
Edited by Rajeev Pai
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