Just eight days of rain in July made up for the decrease in rainfall

Most parts of the country received significant rainfall in the first eight days of July, making up for the shortfall in rainfall across the country, according to imd data. Since the arrival of the monsoon, the city has received 243.2 mm rainfall, which is two per cent more than the normal rainfall of 239.1 mm.

There is a lot of difference in the amount of rain at different places in the country.

According to the latest data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the eastern and north-eastern parts of the country have received 17 per cent less rainfall (454.375 mm against the normal of 3 mm), while north India has recorded 59 per cent (125.5 mm against the normal of 199.7 mm).

Central India has recorded 255.1 mm rainfall, four per cent more than the normal of 264.9 mm. A large number of farmers in the region depend on monsoon rains for agricultural work.

In south India, rainfall deficiency has come down from 45 per cent to 23 per cent.

By the end of June, the country had recorded 148.6 mm rainfall, which was 10 per cent less than normal. But the situation has improved a lot due to torrential rains in the last one week.

The IMD had earlier forecast 94 to 106 per cent long period rainfall in July. At the same time, less than normal rainfall is expected at many places in northwest, northeast and southeast India.

Incessant rains in many parts of north India since Saturday have set new records.

Delhi received 24 mm rainfall in the last 153 hours ending 1982.322 am on Saturday, the highest single-day rainfall since July 2. Chandigarh and Ambala recorded 224.1 mm and <>.<> mm rainfall, respectively.

"Heavy to very heavy rainfall" has been recorded at many places over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, coastal Karnataka and Gujarat.