India has received 37 percent excess rainfall during the monsoon season so far, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday, adding that the country gauged 13.78 cm precipitation against the normal of 10.05 cm till June 21.
“Cumulative rainfall during this year’s Monsoon season’s Rainfall till 21 June has been excess by about 37% above Long Period Average (LPA),” the weather department said in a statement.
Status of Southwest monsoon rainfall till 21 June: For the country as a whole, cumulative rainfall during this year’s Monsoon season’s Rainfall till 21 June has been excess by about 37% above Long Period Average (LPA) with actual rainfall is 13.78cm against its normal of 10.05cm pic.twitter.com/TZgCTyae9C
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It said that northwest India has received 71.3 mm rainfall against the normal of 40.6 mm rainfall during the period, a surplus of 76 percent.
After arriving two days late in Kerala, the monsoon raced across the country, covering eastern, central and adjoining northwest India 7 to 10 days earlier than normal, IMD said.
However, further advance of southwest monsoon into remaining parts of Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and Punjab is likely to be slow as large scale features are not favourable, it said.