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Rainfall over India during monsoon season fourth lowest since 2001: IMD

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Rainfall over India during monsoon season fourth lowest since 2001: IMD
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The India Meteorological Department reported that the monsoon season rainfall was 87.4% of the long-period average, marking the fourth-lowest level since 2001. The country currently faces a 13% rainfall deficit for the June-September period.

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Lower-than-average monsoon rainfall has significant implications for India's agricultural output, water security, and economic stability.

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“India received 87.4% of the long period average (LPA) rainfall this monsoon season (June-September),” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday (September 30, 2026).

“While normal rainfall during the monsoon season is 868.6 mm, this year it was 759.4 mm over India,” the IMD said, adding that rainfall over the country during this monsoon season was fourth lowest since 2001.

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