India gets 14% below normal rainfall at 8.0 mm on Wednesday, says IMD
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--IMD: India Aug 6 rainfall 8.0 mm, 14% below normal
--IMD: India Jun 1-Aug 6 rainfall 515.7 mm, 3% above normal
MUMBAI – India received 8.0 millimetres of rainfall on Wednesday, 14% below the normal of 9.2 millimetres, according to the India Meteorological Department. Of the four homogeneous regions in the country, two received above-normal showers and the other two recorded below-normal rainfall.
Rainfall in south peninsula was a whopping 115% above normal at 13.1 millimetres, the data showed. Northwest India recorded 10.8 millimetres of rainfall, 46% above the normal of 7.4 millimetres. Central India received 84% below normal rainfall at 1.9 millimetres. Rainfall in eastern and northeast India was 14% below normal at 8.8 millimetres, according to the data.
Of the 36 subdivisions in the country, rainfall on Wednesday was "large excess" in nine, "excess" in two, "normal" in five, "deficient" in eight, and "large deficient" in 11 subdivisions. One subdivision, which is west Rajasthan, did not record any rainfall on Wednesday. Since Jun. 1, the country has received 515.7 millimetres of rainfall, 3% above normal for the period, the data showed. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Subhojit Sarkar
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