The 2024 southwest monsoon season officially ended on Monday. India recorded 934.8 mm rainfall, the highest since 2020.
The country experienced a rainfall deficit of 11 per cent in June, followed by an excess of 9 per cent in July, 15.7 per cent in August, and 10.6 per cent in September.
The IMD had predicted above-normal rainfall (106 per cent of the long-period average) for the monsoon season this year.
It also accurately forecast below-normal monsoon rainfall for northeast India, normal rainfall for the northwest, and above-normal rainfall for central and southern peninsular regions.
