Close to 72.5% of the country’s districts received less than normal rainfall in the first 24 days of the ongoing monsoon season. In six States, more than 50% of districts received largely deficient rainfall, according to Indian Meteorological Department data.
Parts of Rajasthan, Karnataka, Odisha and Jammu & Kashmir are exceptions to this trend.
The map below depicts the difference between the rainfall received and the Long Period Average rainfall between June 1 and June 24 in 2019 for all districts.
The table shows the percentage of districts in each State across rainfall categories
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