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Informist, Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026

 

MUMBAI – Rainfall across India in February was 81?low normal, the lowest level recorded since 1960, private weather forecasting agency Skymet said. The country recorded 4.2 millimetres of rainfall during February, against the normal of 22.7 millimetres, adding to the deficiency recorded throughout winter, which ended with 60?low normal showers. The Indian subcontinent has not seen surplus winter showers for the last seven consecutive years, the weather agency said.

 

The northern plains and northeast India recorded the lowest showers during winter, with a deficit of 85% and 90%, respectively. The absence of precipitation was largely due to the lack of western disturbances during the season, the weather agency said. The spatial distribution of weather systems during the period was also uneven, leaving large pockets of the region with scanty rainfall. The mountain ranges remained barren and glacial snow was minimal, the agency said.

 

Kerala, Karnataka, and the country's island territories on either sides of the coastlines were among the few parts of the country which received adequate showers during winter, the weather agency said. Bihar, Gujarat, Konkan, and Goa suffered a 100% shortfall, the agency said.  End

 

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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