Monsoon picks up pace, weekly rainfall up by 11%: IMD

Data collected pertained to the week ending on July 19

The south-west monsoon showed strong signs of revival across parts of the country with the week ending on July 19, recording 11 per cent excess rainfall.
 

According to the latest weather update by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), India received 75.3 millimetres (mm) of rainfall from July 12 to July 19. According to the IMD, the country was expected to witness 67.6 mm of rainfall.

The surplus showers in the central and western parts of the country pushed the overall average into the positive territory, taking the cumulative average for the whole season, as on July 19, 1 per cent