Above-Normal Rainfall Likely in August-September

01-Aug-2025 12:04 PM

New Delhi. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more than normal rainfall at the national level in the second half of the current monsoon season i.e. August-September.

The Director General of IMD has said that during the current month (August), most parts of the country may receive normal rainfall except the Northeast region and its adjacent eastern states, while September is likely to receive more rainfall than the Long Period Average (LPA).

Meteorological department data shows that during the first half of the monsoon season i.e. June-July 2025, the country received more than normal rainfall and provinces like Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are witnessing severe floods due to extremely torrential rains.

According to the Director General, the normal average rainfall for August-September has been estimated at 422.8 mm, while the total rainfall may be 106 percent as compared to this.

Heavy rains are expected to continue in most parts of the country. But many parts of the Northeast region, some parts of the eastern states, limited areas of central India and some south-western areas of peninsular (south) India are expected to receive less than normal rainfall.

Monsoon activity may decrease during the next two weeks, but the conditions that are developing do not seem to indicate that the monsoon will completely slow down by mid-August.

According to the Meteorological Department, during 1 June to 31 July 2025, the country received 474.3 mm of rainfall, which was 6 percent more than the normal average of 445.8 mm.

Due to better monsoon rainfall, there was a good increase in the production area of Kharif crops and this trend is still continuing.

But there is a possibility of damage to Kharif crops due to very heavy rainfall in some areas, waterlogging in the fields and severe floods in some places.