Two types of weather systems are the main driving force of rain during the winter months from November and December in India. While rain in North India is brought in largely due to Western Disturbances affecting the hills, rain in South India is a result of the Northeast Monsoon. December onward the rains become scant for the country.
The Northeast Monsoon comes to an end by the last week of December. Rains become sporadic by the second half of the month itself. However, sometimes the weather activity continues and spills into January which is the case right now.
Up in North India, there has been a continuous series of active Western Disturbances affecting the region, therefore, the North and Northwest region has been receiving ample rain until now.
Generally, Central India receives hardly any activity in the month of January. This time, however, unseasonal rains have made an appearance over Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.
Similar is the case for East and Northeast India.
In a nutshell, all four sub-divisions in India have contributed largely to the rains, the country received in the first eight days of January. East and Northeast India have seen the maximum amount of rain.
The table below is indicative of the rain, the country has received from January 1 to January 8:
Prominent rain recipients:
The pan India cumulative Normal rain translates to 3.5 mm while the Actual rain figures stands at 10.3 mm. As of January 8, the country is surplus by 194%.
Looking at the forecast, the rains are now going to dry up from South India. Also, the rains are set to decrease considerably over Central India and remain confined only to Madhya Pradesh. However, north India will continue to observe good rain with snow in the hills. East India is also expected to see a decent amount of fall. The weather activity in Northeast India is going to be lean.
Pan India rain is possibly going to remain surplus for the first fortnight of January.
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