July deficit wiped out, but monsoon has brought 16% less rain till now
However, cumulative rainfall for the monsoon season from June 1 to July 24 remained 16.1% below normal nationwide, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. In percentage terms, East and Northeast India (E&NE) continued to be the worst-performing region with a seasonal deficit of 31.9%, while South Peninsular India recorded a 26.8% shortfall.“The deficit has come down now,” IMD Director-General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told The Hindu. “The low-pressure system developed over the Bay of Bengal moved across Odisha to Gujarat and Rajasthan, and gave sufficient opportunity for good rainfall during the past week.
- ▪However, cumulative rainfall for the monsoon season from June 1 to July 24 remained 16.1% below normal nationwide, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
- ▪In percentage terms, East and Northeast India (E&NE) continued to be the worst-performing region with a seasonal deficit of 31.9%, while South Peninsular India recorded a 26.8% shortfall.“The deficit has come down now,” IMD Director-General
- ▪“The low-pressure system developed over the Bay of Bengal moved across Odisha to Gujarat and Rajasthan, and gave sufficient opportunity for good rainfall during the past week.
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A spell of exceptionally heavy rainfall over Gujarat, aided by a low-pressure system that tracked westward from the Bay of Bengal and its interaction with a western disturbance, has virtually wiped out India’s rainfall deficit for July – the most important monsoon month – even as large parts of the Northeast continue to remain rainfall-deficient.As of July 24, rainfall across the country for July stood at 215.5 mm against a normal of 215 mm — eliminating the monthly deficit after a dry start to the month. However, cumulative rainfall for the monsoon season from June 1 to July 24 remained 16.1% below normal nationwide, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
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