India gets 58% above normal rains Sun, season-to-date deficit at 12% - IMD
This story was originally published at 16:00 IST on 28 September 2026
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NEW DELHI – India received 6.5 millimetres of rainfall Sunday, 58% above the normal of 4.1 millimetres, data from the India Meteorological Department showed. During Jun. 1-Sept. 27, India recorded 755.7 millimetres of rain, 12% below normal levels, the data showed.
Of the four homogeneous regions in the country, two regions received "deficient" rains Sunday, while one received "largely deficient" rains and the other "large excess" rains. Rainfall in the northwest region of India was 1,274% above normal levels, recording 15.1 millimetres of rainfall against a normal of 1.1 millimetres. The highest rainfall was recorded in Uttarakhand at 69.7 millimetres, 3,570% above the normal of 1.9 millimetres. This was followed by west Uttar Pradesh, which received 49.4 millimetres of rain, 6,073% above the normal of 0.8 millimetres.
The southern peninsula region recorded a large deficiency in rainfall, 97% below the normal levels at 0.1 millimetres against a normal of 5.2 millimetres. Rayalseema and Tamil Nadu received no rainfall, against the normal of 4.7 millimetres and 4.4 millimetres of rain, respectively. Lakshadweep received a large excess of rainfall of 6.8 millimetres, 106% above the normal of 3.3 millimetres.
The east and northeast region received deficient rainfall at 6.7 millimetres, 27% below the normal of 9.1 millimetres. Central India also received a deficient amount of rainfall Sunday, at 2.2 millimetres against a normal of 4 millimetres. Marathwada, parts of Gujarat, Saurashtra, and Kutch received no rainfall Sunday. However, east Madhya Pradesh received a large excess of rainfall at 8.3 millimetres, 186% higher than the normal level of 2.9 millimetres.
Of the 36 subdivisions, rainfall was largely deficient in 15 subdivisions Sunday, while eight received large excess rains. Six subdivisions received no rain, four received normal levels of rain, two received excess rain, and rainfall was deficient in one subdivision. End
Reported by Upasika Singhal
Edited by Himanshi Gupta
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