Odisha received 300.1 mm rainfall in September against the long-term average (LTA) of 231.9 mm, registering a surplus of 29.4 per cent.
Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi said Kendrapada district recorded the highest rainfall of 653.0 mm, registering a 175.2-per cent surplus. Jharsuguda district received the lowest rainfall of 122.3 mm, which was 42-per cent deficit during the month, said Sethi
The cumulative rainfall of the State from June 1, 2018 to September-end was 1,292.2 mm against the LTA of 1,144.3 mm registering a surplus of 12.9 per cent, Mr.Sethi said. He said that Kalahandi, Puri, Malkangiri, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Khordha, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Koraput and Rayagada received 19- per cent surplus rainfall and the remaining 19 districts received normal rainfall during this period.
Malkanagiri district received the highest rainfall of 2074.2 mm (44.9 per cent surplus) and Nayagarh district received the lowest cumulative rainfall of 950.0 mm (5.7 per cent deficit) during the period from June to September.
There were total 50 rainy days during June 1 to September 30 2018 against the normal average of 52.4 rainy days.
There were 8.1 rainy days in June, 15.6 rainy days in July, 15.9 days in August and 10.4 rainy days in September, 2018, said SRC.