In 2019, two meteorological sub-divisions — Konkan and Goa, and West M.P. — received their highest southwest monsoon rainfall in 119 years. After a drought-hit 2018 season, this year’s monsoon has caused floods in 10 States including Kerala and Bihar.
India received an average monsoon rainfall of 968.3 mm in 2019, a departure of +10% from the Long Period Average rainfall (LPA was reduced from 887.5 mm to 880.6 mm this year).
The graph compares rainfall during the South West Monsoon, which usually ends on September 30, across all sub-divisions# historically. Each row depicts rainfall in a sub-division since 1901. Each circle corresponds to monsoon rainfall in a specific year: rainfall in 2018 is coloured blue; rainfall in 2019 is coloured red; and rainfall from 1901 to 2017 is coloured grey.
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Konkan and Goa (4,385.8 mm) and West M.P. (1,383 mm) subdivisions received their highest monsoon rainfall since 1901. Rainfall across sub-divisions was high -- In 27 of the 36 sub-divisions, the rainfall was higher in 2019 compared to 2018.
In 2019, five other divisions saw relatively high rainfall: Madhya Maharashtra — 2nd highest monsoon rainfall since 1901; East Rajasthan — 3rd highest; Andaman & Nicobar Islands — 4th highest; Coastal Karnataka — 6th highest; and Saurashtra & Kutch — 7th highest.
For the second consecutive year, the northeastern region saw lower-than-usual rainfall. With 1114.8 mm of rain, the Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura division experienced its 4th lowest monsoon rainfall since 1901.
The 2019 season also saw relatively lower rain in four other sub-divisions: Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh — 11th lowest rainfall since 1901; Jharkhand — 13th lowest; West U.P. — 17th lowest; Gangetic West Bengal — 20th lowest.
