India Received 41% More Rainfall During October 1-21: Weather Office
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Uttarakhand, where rains killed over 54, alone recorded over five times than its normal precipitation, India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showed.
India received 41 per cent more rainfall than normal during October 1-21 with Uttarakhand alone recording more than five times its normal precipitation, India Meteorological Department (IMD) data showed on Thursday.
Providing a numerical perspective to the unusually heavy rains ravaging several parts of the country, particularly the hill state of Uttarakhand in the north and coastal Kerala in the south, the IMD said the country received 84.8 mm against the normal 60.2 mm this month.
Of the 694 districts in the country, 45 per cent (311 districts in 16 states and union territories) recorded rainfall in "large excess" and 14 per cent (96 districts in six states and UTs).
Uttarakhand, where rains have claimed the lives of more than 54 people, recorded 192.6 mm against the usual 35.3 mm during October 1-20. The monsoon has wrought huge damage in the state, triggering floods and landslides that have blocked highways and smaller, key roads. Figures for the state were available till Wednesday, October 20.
