After July, August too began at a deficient note. In fact, the first ten days of the month of August remained poor pan India.
The week between July 26 and August 1, saw rainfall deficiency to the tune of 29%. This pushed the countrywide cumulative rainfall deficiency for the season from 3% to 7%.
Out of four subdivisions, Central Indian and South Peninsula were highly rain deficit to the tune of 67% and 66%, respectively. However, East and Northeast India and Northwest India managed to record above normal rainfall at 13% and 16%, respectively.
Gujarat and Rayalaseema went almost dry with deficiency mounting to 99%, this was followed by Konkan & Goa that also failed miserably to record any rainfall leading to deficiency of 87% in the given week.
Talking about the week from August 2 to 8, the performance of Monsoon was even more disappointing. The rainfall deficiency for the week was as high as 33%, due to which countrywide cumulative rainfall deficiency for the season further mounted to 10% from 7% in the previous week.
With rainfall taking further dip, all the sub-divisions of the country reported deficit rainfall. While Central and Peninsular India continued with the rainfall deficiency, East and Northeast India and Northwest India too joined the deficiency club this week.
This week also, rainfall deficiency in Gujarat continued to be above 95% and so does Rajasthan. This was followed by West Madhya Pradesh that saw deficiency of 92% and Vidarbha region at 89%.
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