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India Records Weakest Monsoon Rainfall in More Than Decade
India gets much of its rain during the June-to-September monsoon season.
This year, the country received 12.6% less rain than usual.
It was India’s weakest monsoon in more than a decade.
A weather official said El Niño helped reduce the rainfall.
El Niño is a warming pattern in parts of the Pacific Ocean.
This pattern has often been connected with weaker monsoons in India.
Similar conditions were noted in 2023, 2015, 2009, and 2002.
Less rain can make the monsoon season especially important to monitor.
India recorded its lowest monsoon rainfall in more than a decade during the June-September season.
Rainfall was 12.6% below the country’s average for the season.
A senior India Meteorological Department official attributed the weaker precipitation partly to El Niño.
El Niño involves periodic warming in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific.
Previous El Niño-linked weak monsoon years mentioned were 2002, 2009, 2015, and 2023.
- Who
- India and the India Meteorological Department.
- What
- India recorded monsoon rainfall 12.6% below average, its lowest level in more than a decade.
- Where
- India, with El Niño conditions occurring in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific.
- When
- During the June-September monsoon season; the figures were reported on Wednesday.
- Why
- A senior weather official said El Niño dampened precipitation, and such events have historically been linked to weaker Indian monsoons.
Key facts
- Rainfall deficit
- 12.6% below average
- Season
- June-September
- Rainfall ranking
- Lowest monsoon rainfall in more than a decade
- Reported by
- India Meteorological Department official
- Weather factor
- El Niño
- Previous years mentioned
- 2002, 2009, 2015, and 2023
Sources
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