Page 14 - Monsoon Rainfall

CM visits rain-affected Bengaluru areas, announces steps to fix woes

Development of valleys, desilting of drains, removing of bottlenecks and encroachment, increasing the number and capacity of STPs cross the city are some of the measures announced by the CM

Kolkata, adjoining areas likely to receive intense rainfall today: IMD

Earlier on Saturday director of IMD Kolkata GK Das informed that the cyclonic storm Gulab is likely to reach the West Bengal coast around September 29.

Delhi: Rainfall this season so far highest since 1964; more in store

The bounteous monsoon this year has already dumped 1159.4 mm of rainfall in Delhi till Thursday afternoon, the highest since 1964 and the third-highest ever, according to IMD data

India's cotton production to fall by 1% due to lackluster rainfall: Fitch

Fitch Solutions said on Tuesday it expects cotton production in India to fall by one per cent year-on-year to 28.3 million 480lb bales in 2021-22

Rain batters Odisha as Bhubaneswar, Puri receive record rainfall

Bhubaneswar received 195 mm rainfall in 24 hours, breaking a 63-year-old record, as rain clobbered large parts of the state and prompted authorities to issue a flood alert, officials said on Monday.

Rainfall so far this monsoon season highest in 46 years in Delhi

A highly unusual monsoon season this year has yielded 1,100 mm of rainfall in Delhi so far, the highest in 46 years

August rainfall at 19-year low; Delhi sees best season in 11 years

This is the first time since 2010 that rainfall in Delhi breached the 1,000-mm mark during the monsoon season

At 24% deficiency, rainfall recorded in August lowest in 19 years: IMD

Rainfall in August, which recorded 24 percent deficiency, was lowest in 19 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. Two major spells of weak monsoon prevailed over the country -- from August 9-16 and August 23-27 -- when northwest, central and adjoining peninsular and west coast of India had subdued rainfall activities. During August 2021, rainfall over the country as a whole was below Long Period Average (LPA) by minus 24 percent. It is also lowest August rainfall in last 19 years, since 2002, the IMD said. The Southwest Monsoon season officially commences from June 1 and lasts till September 30. The month of June recorded 10 percent more rainfall, but both July and August clocked deficiency of seven and 24 percent respectively, according to the IMD data. The country received 24 percent less than normal rainfall in August. Of the four meteorological divisions of the IMD, the central India division received 39 percent less. The division consists of a large .

August 24% deficient, but IMD says above normal rainfall likely in Sept

The country received 24 per cent less than normal rainfall in August, a vast deviation from the IMD's predictions for the month, but latest forecasts say it is expected to be above normal in September

Patchy rains impact sowing of kharif crops and reservoir levels

Erratic rains have impacted sowing of kharif crops and unless the monsoon revives quickly, it could have an impact on the final yields, particularly of the crops that were sown late

IMD forecasts widespread rains in north, northeast India for 5 days

IMD on Monday said fairly widespread to widespread rains are very likely over many parts of north and northeast India, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days

Monsoon 2021: Rainfall ends 7% below normal in July, says IMD

After its vigorous revival in the first week of July that saw floods, cloudburst and landslides in several parts of the country, the Southwest Monsoon ended with a seven per cent deficit for the month

LIVE: Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha adjourned till 11 am on Tuesday

Day 1 of Monsoon session of Parliament is underway; fuel price rise, farm laws on agenda. Torrential rains wreaked havoc in Mumbai yesterday leaving 33 dead. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

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IMD's failures raise questions about monsoon predictions

IMD predicts light to moderate intensity rain in parts of Haryana, Delhi

The India Meteorological Department on Monday predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain in parts of Haryana and the national capital

July rain likely to be normal across the country, forecasts IMD

July and August are the two most crucial months of the four-month southwest monsoon season

Monsoon likely be normal this year in India, marking a hat-trick: Skymet

The last time India had three consecutive years of normal monsoon was in between 1996 to 1998, according to private agency.

After dry July, monsoon surges in August, helping North and Central India

Stem fly hits MP soy crop in some parts; reports of crop submergence in Telangana, Karnataka

IMD predicts light to moderate rain over parts of UP, Haryana today

Earlier today, the weather department has also thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain over parts of Delhi

Rainfall in Aug, Sept to be normal, says IMD; more area under kharif crops

Enthused by the initial good rains, farmers across the country have planted kharif crops in almost 14 per cent more area than the last year till July 31