Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura (NMMT), Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya are the seven states which make Northeast India. Northeast India is the rainiest pocket of India as it contributes the maximum amount of rainfall.
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However, this year, pre-Monsoon rains began on a poor note. During the month of March, the performance was very poor as it recorded 16.2 mm of rains only against the normal of 30.9 mm. Hence, Northeast India was rain deficit by 48 percent in the month of March.
Later in April, pre Monsoon rains picked up the pace over Northeast India. The region recorded 38.4 mm of rain against the normal of 38.3 mm of rains.
A similar trend is being followed in May and in fact, the month began on a rainy note. Ten days of May have passed but the intensity of rain has not reduced. The normal rainfall for the month of May is 62.3 mm and till May 10, the region has already recorded 35 mm of rains. In these 10 days, the major chunk of rains occurred in the past one week.
If specifically talking about NMMT contribution in these rainfall activities. The pre Monsoon performance was poor in the months of March and April. However, the month of May began on a good note. In the week from May 3-9, NMMT had recorded 111.1 mm of rain against the normal rain of 58.1 mm, making the region rain surplus by 91 per cent.
These rains helped in bringing down the seasonal rainfall deficiency for the region from 48% to 12% as on May 9.
Silchar in Assam has been receiving extremely good rains for the past few days. In the last one week, it has recorded three heavy spells of over 50 mm of rain on May 4, 5 and 9. In the last 24 hours, the city witnessed 62 mm of rains. Till May 10, the city has recorded 370 mm of rains against the normal rainfall of 460.7 mm. With more rains in offing, we expect Silchar to surpass its monthly average very soon.
Similarly, Kohima in Nagaland has also recorded 133 mm of rains against the normal rain of 165 mm in the first ten days of the month itself. The city is not known for extremely heavy showers. In fact, it has never surpassed 300 mm in the month of May. In the last decade, the highest rain for May has been 284 mm, which was recorded in 2013. This year, we expect that Kohima will not only surpass the monthly average rainfall but it is also likely to touch 300 mm mark, setting a new record.
As per Skymet Weather, the reason would be the continuous upcoming wet spell over the city. Though the intensity is likely to reduce around May 12 and 13 but it will once again pick up the pace thereafter.
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