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Informist, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026

MUMBAI – India received 8 millimetres of rainfall on Sunday, 10% below the normal of 8.9 millimetres, according to the India Meteorological Department. During Jun. 1-Aug. 2, the country recorded 410.1 millimetres of precipitation, 12% below normal for the period.

Of the four homogenous regions in the country, rainfall was below normal in three and above normal in one. In south peninsular India, rainfall continued to be in surplus for the fifth consecutive day due to the presence of multiple troughs over the region. Rainfall in south peninsula India was 72% above normal at 11.8 millimetres, the data showed. The intensity of rainfall over the region is expected to decrease in the next few days, the weather department said.

In central India, rainfall was 12% below normal at 9.2 millimetres on Sunday, according to the data. The weakening of the depression into a well-marked low pressure area and, consequently, into a low pressure area reduced the spread and strength of rainfall over the region. Rainfall in northwest India was 45% below normal at 4 millimetres, while in east and northeast India it was 24% below normal at 8.3 millimetres.

In the 36 subdivisions in the country, rainfall was "large deficient" in 13, "deficient" in 11, "large excess" in eight, and "normal" in four on Sunday, the data showed.  End

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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