Dry spell in most parts raises seasonal rain deficiency by 1%
As monsoon moves towards withdrawal phase, absence of rain in northwest and central regions has increased rainfall deficiency for the entire country by a notch which stood at 21 per cent for the past week.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: As monsoon moves towards withdrawal phase, absence of rain in northwest and central regions has increased rainfall deficiency for the entire country by a notch which stood at 21 per cent for the past week.
Rainy days in northwest India at the beginning of the last week slightly improved cumulative seasonal rainfall in the region which now was at minus 32 per cent as against 34 per cent for the week before that.
"Overall rainfall activity for the country as a whole slightly deteriorated thereby increasing the deficiency by one per cent (-20 per cent to -21 per cent)," according to the meteorological data for the week ending September 17 released by the weather office.
Monsoon was active over Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and over Himachal Pradesh during a few days and over Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rayalaseema and South Interior Karnataka for one or two days of the week, it said.
The weatherman expects the seasonal rainfall phenomenon to begin withdrawing from the north-west part of the country in the next few days.
During the last week, rainfall was excess/normal in 12 and deficient/scanty in 24 out of 36 meteorological sub-divisions.
For this season, rainfall was excess/normal in 13 and deficient/scanty in 23 out of 36 meteorological sub-divisions, the weather office said.
Rainy days in northwest India at the beginning of the last week slightly improved cumulative seasonal rainfall in the region which now was at minus 32 per cent as against 34 per cent for the week before that.
"Overall rainfall activity for the country as a whole slightly deteriorated thereby increasing the deficiency by one per cent (-20 per cent to -21 per cent)," according to the meteorological data for the week ending September 17 released by the weather office.
Monsoon was active over Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and over Himachal Pradesh during a few days and over Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rayalaseema and South Interior Karnataka for one or two days of the week, it said.
The weatherman expects the seasonal rainfall phenomenon to begin withdrawing from the north-west part of the country in the next few days.
During the last week, rainfall was excess/normal in 12 and deficient/scanty in 24 out of 36 meteorological sub-divisions.
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For this season, rainfall was excess/normal in 13 and deficient/scanty in 23 out of 36 meteorological sub-divisions, the weather office said.
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