India receives 19% below normal rainfall of 4.2 mm Sunday, says IMD
This story was originally published at 08:48 IST on 22 September 2025
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MUMBAI – India received 4.2 millimetres of rainfall on Sunday, 19% below the normal of 5.2 millimetres for the period, according to the India Meteorological Department. In the current season till Sunday, the country received 888.9 millimetres of rainfall, 7% above normal for the period, according to the weather bureau's data.
Of all the four homogeneous regions of the country, three received below normal rainfall Sunday and one recorded above normal rainfall. Rainfall over south peninsular India was 15% above normal at 7.0 millimetres. Rainfall over northwest India was 57% below normal at 0.9 millimetres. Central India recorded 5.5 millimetres of rain, 3% below normal. East and northeast India recorded 54% below normal rainfall at 4.2 millimetres, as per the data.
Of 36 sub-divisions of the country, rainfall was "large excess" in six, "excess" in two, "normal" in five, "deficient" in nine, "large deficient" in 11. Three subdivisions received no rainfall. End
Reported by J. Navya Sruthi
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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