India had been battling rainfall large rainfall deficiency ever since the beginning of 2018 as the rains remained far and few this season. Statistically, the cumulative countrywide rainfall from January 1to February 7 was mere 3.5 mm against the normal of 24 mm. This had resulted in huge rainfall deficiency by 85%.
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During this time, 15 out of 36 sub-divisions did not witnessed any rains, while the rest were largely deficit.
However, weather took a u-turn thereafter as rains decided to pay a visit to most parts of the country. The spell was a prolonged one that lasted for almost three to four days. What started from February 11, showed India all the shades of weather, right from snowfall to rains to hailstorm to cold wave that went on till February 14.
From February 8 to February 14, India recorded 8.5 mm of rain as compared to normal mean of 4.8 mm, making last week largely excess for the country.
Not only this, the countrywide seasonal deficiency came down to 58%, as the average rainfall from January 1 to February 14 was recorded at 12 mm against the monthly average of 28.8 mm.
For northern areas of the country, these showers were the seasonal winter rains, while they were unseasonal for the Central India. However, this spell was responsible for reducing the countrywide rainfall deficiency by huge margins.
In fact, many districts are now witnessing excess rainfall. Districts like Vidarbha, Marathwada and South Interior Karnataka had not seen any rains since January 1 but as on February 14, all these regions rainfall excess. Similarly, Kerala which was earlier rain deficient is now excess, while East Madhya Pradesh is now witnessing normal rainfall.
Meanwhile, West Madhya Pradesh has also seen improvement in rainfall deficiency from 99% on February 7 to 69% on February 14.
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