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Informist, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026

MUMBAI – India recorded 1.5 millimetres Tuesday, 60% below the normal of 3.7 millimetres, according to data from the India Meteorological Department. During Jun. 1–Sept. 29, the country received 758.5 millimetres of rain, 12% below the normal of 865 millimetres for the period.

Of the country's four homogeneous regions, east and northeast India and central India received "large deficient" rains on Tuesday. Northwest India registered "large excess" rains and south India received "deficient" rains. 

The east and northeast regions received 93% below normal rainfall at 0.5 millimetre and central India recorded 0.5 millimetre of rainfall, 84% below normal. South India received 50% below normal rains at 2.6 millimetres and the northwest region recorded 2.3 millimetres of rainfall, 65% above normal.

On Tuesday, southern interior Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh received the highest rainfall at 9.3 mm and 9.2 millimetres, respectively, followed by Andaman & Nicobar Islands at 7.3 millimetres, according to the weather bureau's data. 

Of the 36 subdivisions in the country, rainfall was "large deficient" in 20, "deficient" in five, "large excess" in five, "excess" in one and "normal" in one. There was no rain in four subdivisions, according to the data.  End

Reported by Khushi Singh

Edited by Avishek Dutta

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