Flood-ravaged Punjab received 253.7 mm of rain in August, which was not only 74 per cent in excess of normal but also the highest the state had witnessed in the past 25 years, officials said on Sunday.

Neighbouring Haryana received 194.5 mm of rain in August against an average of 147.7 mm for the month, marking a 32 per cent increase, they said.

According to the meteorological department here, at 253.7 mm, the August rainfall in Punjab was 74 per cent more than the month's normal of 146.2 mm.