Monsoon rains have been excessive during the first two weeks after its arrival in Kerala coast.
Kerala region has received 51 percent above average rain from 1st to 13th of June. Coastal Karnataka and Konkan & Goa received 41 and 120 percent more rain than the average. Saurashtra and Kutch and Gujarat region have received above average rainfall by 301 and 78 percent respectively.
Tamil Nadu, south interior Karnataka and north interior Karnataka have received 41, 41 and 53 percent above average monsoon rain respectively. Drought hit regions of Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha have received 82, 32 and 96 percent above normal rainfall during the period.
Telangana and Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh have received 112 and 61 percent extra monsoon rain.
Orissa, Chhattisgarh and east Madhya Pradesh in east central India have got 58, 155 and 132 percent more rainfall than the average. West Madhya Pradesh has received 161 percent extra rainfall do far.
Monsoon rain in Jharkhand has been near average with 18 and percent more rain while West Bengal and Sikkim in the region has received 32 and 9 percent less rainfall during the period.
Pre-monsoon showers have also been in excess over Punjab, West Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi during the period. Punjab and west Rajasthan received 71 and 81 percent more rain. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand received 62 and 68 percent more rainfall during the period.
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar received 49 and 27 percent extra rain through pre-monsoon activities. Rain will increase in these regions once monsoon lands during the next two weeks.
Meanwhile, monsoon rains are expected to reach some more parts of Rajasthan, remaining parts of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Sikkim and some parts of east Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in a couple of days.
The low pressure area that is expected to boost rain over Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat during the next few days lies over central Orissa and will move west-northwestwards.
The western part of Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) will advance a bit northwards during the next two days. The NLM is passing through Udaipur, Guna, Satna, Ranchi, Behrampore, Jalpaiguri and Gangtok. NLM indicates the leading edge of monsoon system.