Monsoon rains 37% below normal in first week of June, shows IMD data

Between June 1-7, India has received 14.5 mm of rain as against a normal of 23.1 mm; huge shortfall in Kerala, Puducherry; North-East gets adequate rainfall

It’s still early days, but the southwest monsoon has been nearly 37 per cent ‘below normal’ in the first seven days (June 1-7) of this month.

According to the data furnished by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), between June 1 and June 7, India received 14.5 millimetres (mm) of rainfall, against a ‘normal’ 23.1 mm.

Among places where rains have arrived, monsoon in Kerala in the first seven days has been 48 per cent ‘below normal’, while in Puducherry, it has been 56 per cent ‘above normal’. In Tamil Nadu, rains were 21 per cent ‘above normal’ between June 1 and June