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Informist, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026

MUMBAI – India recorded 12.8 millimetres of rainfall Friday, 141% above the normal of 5.3 millimetres, according to data from the India Meteorological Department. During Jun. 1–Sept. 25, the country received 736.4 millimetres of rains, 13% below the normal of 848.5 millimetres for the period.

Of the four homogeneous regions in the country, east and northeast India, central India, and south India registered "large excess" rains Friday. Northwest India received "normal" rains.

East and northeast India received 17.6 millimetres of rains, 75% above normal, and northwest India registered 3.7 millimetres of rains, 8% above normal. Central India received 344% above-normal rainfall at 20 millimetres, and south India registered 10.7 millimetres of rainfall, 94% above normal.

Friday, Odisha received the highest rainfall at 68.2 millimetres, followed by Chhattisgarh at 59.6 millimetres, according to the weather bureau's data. The bureau has issued a red alert for Uttarakhand and west Uttar Pradesh for Saturday, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall over these regions.

Of the 36 subdivisions in the country, 13 received "large deficient" rainfall, 11 received "large excess", three had "deficient", three had "excess", and one received "normal" rains. There was no rainfall in five subdivisions, according to the data.  End

Reported by Khushi Singh

Edited by Himanshi Gupta

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