India gets 72% below normal rain Mon; monsoon retreats further, says IMD
This story was originally published at 17:37 IST on 5 October 2026
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MUMBAI – India recorded 1.1 millimetres of rainfall Monday, 72?low the normal of 3.8 millimetres, according to data from the India Meteorological Department. The southwest monsoon season, which lasts from June to September, has ended with the country as a whole receiving 759.4 millimetres of rain, a deficit of 12.6%, the weather bureau said.
Of the four homogeneous regions in the country, east and northeast India and south India registered deficient rains Monday while northwest India and central India recorded "large deficient" rains, as per the data. East and northeast India received 3.2 millimetres of rain, 58?low the normal of 7.6 millimetres, while northwest India and central India received no rain, the data showed. South India registered 2.9 millimetres of rain, 46?low normal.
Monday, Kerala & Mahe received the highest rainfall at 19.2 millimetres, followed by coastal Karnataka at 16.7 millimetres, the weather bureau data showed. Of the 36 subdivisions in the country, 12 received "large deficient" rainfall, two received deficient rainfall, two received "large excess" rainfall, one registered excess rainfall, and one registered normal rainfall. There was no rainfall in 18 subdivisions.
The southwest monsoon started retreating Sept. 19 and withdrew from Delhi, most parts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and some parts of Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat last week. The monsoon continued to withdraw from the remaining parts of north India, entire Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, and some parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra Saturday. End
Reported by Khushi Singh
Edited by Himanshi Gupta
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