Overview

• India Meteorological Department projects September rainfall to exceed 109% of the long-period average of 167.9 mm.
• IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra warns of landslides and flash floods in Uttarakhand with potential disruption in south Haryana, Delhi and north Rajasthan, and heavy rain in the Mahanadi upper catchment in Chhattisgarh.
• Northwest India logged 265 mm in August, the highest since 2001 and 34.5% above normal, taking June–August rainfall to 614.2 mm, about 27% above the seasonal norm.
• South Peninsular India received 250.6 mm in August, 31% above normal and the third highest since 2001, while nationwide totals reached 268.1 mm for August and 743.1 mm for June–August, about 5% and 6% above normal respectively.
• The IMD attributes the excess to an active monsoon strengthened by frequent western disturbances after severe floods, cloudbursts and landslides hit Punjab and the Himalayan states.