New Delhi: India has logged 315.9 mm of rainfall in the month of July which was 13 per cent more than normal, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
All regions except east and northeast recorded excess rain, it said.
"East and northeast regions recorded third lowest rainfall (280.9 mm) in July since 1901. Northwest region got highest rain since 2001," the IMD said.
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.
At 258.6 mm, northwest India recorded the highest rainfall in July since 2001, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said at a press conference.
India is most likely to see normal rainfall during the second half of the monsoon season (August and September) following excess precipitation in July, IMD said on Monday.
Below-normal rainfall is predicted in most parts of peninsular India and western parts of northwest and central India, according to IMD.
India saw a turnaround in monsoon rains -- from a nine per cent deficit in June to 13 per cent excess rain in July, the IMD chief said.
The country has recorded 467 mm rainfall against a normal of 445.8 mm in the monsoon season so far, an excess of five per cent.
El Nino -- warming of the waters in the Pacific Ocean near South America -- has not affected the monsoon rains so far, Mohapatra said.
Meanwhile, the government on Monday said that over 17,000 people died in floods and heavy rains between 2012 and 2021 in the country.
Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu said the increased incidence of high intensity rainfall of short duration is mainly responsible for urban floods, which is further compounded by unplanned growth, encroachment of natural water bodies and poor drainage system.
According to data shared by Tudu in the Rajya Sabha, 17,422 deaths due to floods and heavy rains from 2012 to 2021 took place in India.