India Wed rainfall 20% above normal, season-to-date deficit at 15%, says IMD
This story was originally published at 16:53 IST on 23 September 2026
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MUMBAI – India recorded 6.3 millimetres of rainfall on Wednesday, 20% above the normal of 5.3 millimetres, according to data from the India Meteorological Department. During Jun. 1–Sept. 23, the country received 713.3 millimetres of rain, 15% below the normal of 837.7 millimetres for the period.
Of the country's four homogeneous regions, central India and south India registered "large excess" rains Wednesday. East and northeast India received "normal" rains and northwest India registered "large deficient" rains Wednesday.
The east and northeast region received 9% below normal rainfall at 9.1 millimetres, and central India recorded 8.9 millimetres of rainfall, 77% above normal. South India received 82% above-normal rainfall at 9.3 millimetres, and northwest India recorded 0.2 millimetre of rainfall, 93% below normal.
On Wednesday, Andaman & Nicobar Islands received the highest rainfall at 47.8 millimetres, followed by Odisha at 39.0 millimetres, according to the weather bureau. The bureau has issued a red alert for Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana and costal Andhra Pradesh for Thursday, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall over these regions.
Of the 36 subdivisions in the country, rainfall was "large deficient" in 10, "deficient" in five, "large excess" in six, "normal" in nine and "excess" in one. There was no rainfall in five subdivisions, according to the data. End
Reported by Khushi Singh
Edited by Avishek Dutta
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