Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
August has begun on a wet note in several parts of India, but the monsoon is yet to deliver a uniformly strong performance across the country.
India received 81.6 mm of rainfall between August 1 and 10, against the normal 89.8 mm, leaving the country with a 9 per cent rainfall deficit during the period, according to the India Meteorological Department’s state-wise rainfall data.
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The rainfall map shows a sharply divided monsoon picture. While some regions have received excess or near-normal rain, large parts of central, western and northern India remain in deficit.
Delhi stands out as an exception, recording 157.4 mm of rain against a normal of 63.8 mm, a massive 147 per cent surplus.
Bihar has also received above-normal rainfall, while Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, Kerala and Goa have seen substantial rainfall during the first 10 days of August.
But the story is very different across several other regions. Punjab has recorded a 38 per cent deficit, Maharashtra 34 per cent, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana around 28 per cent each, while Madhya Pradesh is 23 per cent below normal.
Rajasthan has a 20 per cent deficit, and the Himalayan states of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh are also running below normal.
The latest satellite image from ISRO shows why the weather pattern could be set for another shift.
A large area of intense cloud activity is visible over eastern and central India, associated with a fresh low-pressure system that has moved inland from the Bay of Bengal.
As the system travels further inland, it could strengthen rainfall across parts of central and eastern India, potentially improving the monsoon balance in the coming days. The system’s movement will be crucial for regions currently staring at significant rainfall deficits.
The August rainfall map therefore tells a clear story: rainfall is building up, but it is not reaching all parts of India equally.
With a fresh Bay of Bengal system now moving inland, the monsoon has another opportunity to spread its rains more widely, but August so far has certainly not been an ideal month for India’s rain engine.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
