The Hindu·4 min read·hard
July deficit wiped out, but monsoon has brought 16% less rain till now
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Jacob Koshy
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Heavy rainfall in Gujarat has eliminated the July monsoon deficit for India, though the country remains 16% below normal for the cumulative season. Regional disparities persist, with East and Northeast India continuing to face significant rainfall shortfalls.
A spell of exceptionally heavy rainfall over Gujarat, aided by a low-pressure system that tracked westward from the Bay of Bengal and its interaction with a western disturbance, has virtually wiped out India’s rainfall deficit for July – the most important monsoon month – even as large parts of the Northeast continue to remain rainfall-deficient.
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