The months of July and August are the core Monsoon months wherein September is the withdrawal month. This month, the Monsoon activities take a backseat. During this period, the normals and the weather activities both are on a lower side.
However, this season the month of September has performed well which is very rare. The Monsoon has been active in the month of August as well.
According to the rainfall statistics available with us, the month of June was rain deficient by 33% while July, August have performed exceptionally well and were rain surplus by 105% and 115%, respectively. A similar trend is being witnessed in the month of September and it stands a fair chance to end on a surplus note.
If we compare the first half of August and September, then the competition between these two have been neck to neck. The month of August in the first fortnight was rain surplus by 38% wherein the rain on most of the days was above normal.
Heavy rain was experienced in the month of August wherein back to back rainfall activity was observed between August 7 and August 9. On August 8, 19.3 mm of rain was recorded against the normal of 8.7 mm.
Coming to September, the normal daily rainfall drops because it is the withdrawal month. Thus, the average for the month is low. However, the first fortnight of September saw good rains. On September 13, 11.5 mm of rain was recorded across the country against the normal of 5.8 mm which is 98% more than the normal. The fortnight of September has seen a surplus of 36%.
Also, the rainfall deficit of 33% for the month of June was covered by the surplus rains recorded in the month of August. By August 15, the pan India rainfall was at one percent but by September 15, the pan India rainfall figure climbed to four percent.
The rainfall figures tell us clearly that the active Monsoon conditions are still very evident. The consecutive Low-Pressure Areas have been responsible for giving major rains this season and yet another system is in the queue. Here we can say that the remaining days of September are likely to record good rains.
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