After over a month of fury, mild monsoon likely ahead for India

Vehicles navigate through a waterlogged road following monsoon rain, in Hyderabad, Telangana, on Monday. Pic/PTI

India is most likely to see normal rainfall during the second half of the monsoon season (August and September) following excess precipitation in July, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.

It said normal to above normal rainfall is very likely over east central India, parts of the east and northeast region and most subdivisions along the Himalayas.

Below normal rainfall is predicted in most parts of peninsular India and western parts of northwest and central India, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said at a press conference here.

While India recorded 13 per cent excess rainfall in July, east and northeast regions of the country gauged the third lowest precipitation in the month since 1901, he said.

At 258.6 mm, northwest India recorded the highest rainfall in July since 2001, Mohapatra said.

IMD said India recorded 1,113 heavy rainfall events and 205 extremely heavy rainfall events in July, highest in 5 years.

13 per cent
Excess rainfall India recorded in July

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