New Delhi: This year the monsoon situation in the country remains weaker than normal. So far in the three months of monsoon, well-nigh 14 percent less rainfall than normal has been recorded. Now the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has moreover released the forecast for September, the last month of monsoon. According to the department, there is a possibility of less than normal rainfall wideness the country in September. However, some areas may receive normal or whilom normal rainfall.
The stereotype rainfall estimate wideness the country for September is 167.9 mm. IMD Director General Dr. Mrityunjay Mahapatra told a printing priming on Monday that there is a forecast of below-normal rainfall in many parts of the country during September. At the same time, rainfall may be normal or whilom normal in some areas of the north-west, north-east, east, east-central and south-eastern parts.
Will there be less rainfall than normal in September also?
According to IMD forecast, rainfall wideness the country is likely to be unelevated normal in September. However, the distribution of rainfall will not be uniform in all areas. Some states and areas may receive increasingly rainfall than normal, while many parts may remain skimpy in rainfall.
The department has moreover predicted that the monthly stereotype temperature in most parts of the country in September may be whilom normal.
How much less rain has there been so far in the monsoon?
According to the Meteorological Department, so far during the three months of monsoon there has been 13.8 percent less rainfall than normal. Normally there is 556.2 mm rainfall during this period, whereas this time only 421.6 mm rainfall has been recorded so far.
The maximum rainfall deficiency was in the southern part, where rainfall was 24.2 percent less than normal. At the same time, 25.7 percent rainfall has been recorded in the northeast and less than normal rainfall in northwest India.
Why is less rainfall in 47 percent districts of the country a matter of concern?
According to the Meteorological Department, rainfall data has been placid from 741 districts of the country. Of these, there are 312 districts i.e. well-nigh 42 percent, where less than normal rainfall has been recorded. Apart from this, there has been extremely less rainfall in 38 districts.
At the same time, normal rainfall has been recorded in 290 districts. Increasingly than normal rainfall was recorded in well-nigh 80 districts and excessive rainfall was recorded in 14 districts. Data for seven districts was not available.
How much rain fell in August instead of 190 mm?
Monsoon remained weak in August also. 16.3 percent less rainfall than normal was recorded wideness the country. According to the Meteorological Department, the normal rainfall in August is 190.7 mm, but this time only 139.1 mm of rain occurred.
If we talk well-nigh region-wise data, the rain deficiency in South India was highest at 27.1 per cent. 16.9 cent less rainfall was recorded in Northeast India, 16.2 per percent in Central India and 9.5 cent in Northwest India. In contrast, there was well-nigh one per cent increasingly rainfall than normal in July.
How much less rainfall has occurred in August since 1901?
According to the Meteorological Department, a total of 213.3 mm rainfall occurred in August. The department has described it as the 17th least rainy August since 1901.
Temperatures are expected to be whilom normal in September also. In such a situation, increased temperature withal with lack of rain can increase problems for farming, water resources and worldwide people.
Did the temperature moreover set a record in August?
With lack of rain, the temperature in August was moreover whilom normal. According to IMD, the stereotype temperature of August was recorded at 28.01 degrees Celsius, which is 0.67 degrees increasingly than the normal temperature. This is said to be the highest stereotype temperature recorded in August since 1901.
The minimum stereotype temperature was moreover 0.68 degrees whilom normal, while an increase of 0.65 degrees was recorded in the maximum stereotype temperature.
