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Rain fury at last helps cover up big shortfall
With the monsoons reaching its full fury in the last quarter of the season, 76 per cent area of the country has received excess/normal rainfall. The south Peninsula and central India have received the highest rainfall of this season so far at 115 per cent and 47 per cent above their respective long period average (LPA). These areas including the north-western parts of the country were written off as drought prone towards the earlier part.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that this spate of good rain is expected to continue over most parts of the country over the next week. Fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls would occur over western Himalayan region and adjoining plains of northwest India during next 2-3 days and decrease in intensity thereafter.
This would largely cover the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat, interior Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and Delhi amongst other States in eastern and north-eastern parts of the country.
The country as a whole has received 675.4 mm of rain so far as against the normal rain 748.5 mm with the present deficit of 9 per cent. Given the upbeat nature of the monsoons in August which even exceeded the LPA by 1 per cent, and the apprehensions of El Nino affecting September rains being negated, the season may end without any rainfall deficit, predicted the weather scientists.
This, according to them is due to the prevalence of a low pressure area over south Rajasthan and its neighbouring areas.
Interestingly, the Eastern and North-eastern parts of the country that were earlier reeling under flood may have received the highest rainfall in the country so far at 1016.8 mm, but as per the latest IMD figures, it also shows the highest deficit of 15 per cent rain at this juncture of monsoons.
The earlier drought-hit southern peninsula and central India on the contrary have beaten their deficits to 6 per cent. The north-west India has also narrowed down its deficit to 14 per cent.
There is no trace of withdrawal of monsoons from the country so far that begins from September 1, pointed IMD sources. By September 15, retreat normally takes place from various parts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
On the contrary September this year is expected to see better rain than anticipated. The precedence has been set with the country recording, 63.8 mm rainfall, which was 31 per cent in excess of the normal of 48.9 mm for the week between August 30 and September 5, they added.
With the monsoons reaching its full fury in the last quarter of the season, 76 per cent area of the country has received excess/normal rainfall. The south Peninsula and central India have received the highest rainfall of this season so far at 115 per cent and 47 per cent above their respective long period average (LPA). These areas including the north-western parts of the country were written off as drought prone towards the earlier part.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that this spate of good rain is expected to continue over most parts of the country over the next week. Fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls would occur over western Himalayan region and adjoining plains of northwest India during next 2-3 days and decrease in intensity thereafter.
This would largely cover the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat, interior Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and Delhi amongst other States in eastern and north-eastern parts of the country.
The country as a whole has received 675.4 mm of rain so far as against the normal rain 748.5 mm with the present deficit of 9 per cent. Given the upbeat nature of the monsoons in August which even exceeded the LPA by 1 per cent, and the apprehensions of El Nino affecting September rains being negated, the season may end without any rainfall deficit, predicted the weather scientists.
This, according to them is due to the prevalence of a low pressure area over south Rajasthan and its neighbouring areas.
Interestingly, the Eastern and North-eastern parts of the country that were earlier reeling under flood may have received the highest rainfall in the country so far at 1016.8 mm, but as per the latest IMD figures, it also shows the highest deficit of 15 per cent rain at this juncture of monsoons.
The earlier drought-hit southern peninsula and central India on the contrary have beaten their deficits to 6 per cent. The north-west India has also narrowed down its deficit to 14 per cent.
There is no trace of withdrawal of monsoons from the country so far that begins from September 1, pointed IMD sources. By September 15, retreat normally takes place from various parts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
On the contrary September this year is expected to see better rain than anticipated. The precedence has been set with the country recording, 63.8 mm rainfall, which was 31 per cent in excess of the normal of 48.9 mm for the week between August 30 and September 5, they added.
