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El Niño's Impact: India Records Fourth Lowest Monsoon Rainfall in 25 Years.
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News18•01-10-2026, 06:51
El Niño's Impact: India Records Fourth Lowest Monsoon Rainfall in 25 Years.
- •India received 87.4 percent of the long-period average (LPA) rainfall between June and September this year, the fourth lowest monsoon rainfall since 2001.
- •The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that the primary reason for the rainfall deficit was the El Niño condition that emerged in the tropical Pacific in June and has since strengthened.
- •The country recorded 759.4 millimeters of rainfall this monsoon, 13 percent less than the normal 868.6 millimeters.
- •El Niño is a climate phenomenon with a warming effect on Earth, associated with reduced monsoon rainfall in India.
- •Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, DG of Meteorology at IMD, noted that the rainfall deficit could have been higher without additional rainfall from low-pressure systems.
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India recorded 759.4 millimeters of rainfall during this monsoon season, which is 13 percent less than the normal rainfall of 868.6 millimeters.
The India Meteorological Department stated that a major reason for the deficit was the El Niño condition that emerged in the tropical Pacific in June.
The rainfall deficit was highest in June at 35.4 percent, while July was the only month that recorded above-normal rainfall with a one percent increase.
