Heavy Rainfall In Early July Makes Up For June Deficit But Causes Floods In Northeast — Check Details

The heavy rainfall across parts of India in the early days of July has compensated for the rain deficit that was witnessed in June.

Monsoon In India: Heavy rainfall across major parts of India in the beginning of July has compensated for the rain deficit that was recorded in the previous month, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, as reported by news agency PTI on Saturday. This has brought the overall monsoon precipitation into the surplus category.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that there are chances of more spells of heavy to very heavy rain over northwest India and the western parts of peninsular India in the next two–three days and over the northeast during the next five days.

According to PTI, the country recorded a rainfall deficit of 11 percent in June, with northwest India witnessing a shortfall of 33 percent. Heavy rain in the first week of July compensated for the shortfall, however, it led to flooding in many northeastern states, disrupting normal life.

IMD data suggests that since the four-month monsoon season began on June 1, the country has received 214.9 mm of rainfall, against a normal of 213.3 mm. Northwest India and the southern peninsula have recorded 3 percent and 13 percent above-normal rainfall, respectively.

The heavy downpour in the east and northeast regions has reduced the deficit from 13 percent on June 30 to zero on July 6. The rainfall deficit in central India has decreased from 14 percent to 6 percent during this period.

In its data, the weather office showed that 23 percent of the sub-divisional area of the country experienced excess to large excess rainfall, 67 percent received normal rainfall, and only 10 percent experienced deficient rainfall.

The monsoon lost momentum after making an early onset over Kerala and the northeastern region on May 30 and progressing normally up to Maharashtra, as reported by PTI. This caused a delay in the rains in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh and exacerbated the impact of a scorching heatwave in northwest India.

According to IMD data, monsoonal winds stalled from June 10 to June 18 and made slow progress until June 26–27. The annual rain-bearing system covered a major part of northwest India after June 25.

Heavy Rainfall To Continue In Northeast India Over Next 5 Days: IMD

The weather department said on Saturday that heavy rainfall will continue in northeast India over the next five days. The northeastern states are already grappling with severe floods.

Assam's flood situation remains critical, with over 2.45 million people affected and 52 lives lost in the second wave of flooding this year. Heavy rainfall in Manipur, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh has caused rivers to reach warning levels and triggered landslides.

Earlier this week, the weather office said that India could experience above-normal rainfall in July, and heavy rain may lead to floods in the hilly states and river basins in the central parts of the country.