After Eluding For Weeks, Heavy Monsoon Spell Narrows India’s Rainfall Deficit To 15%
After Eluding For Weeks, Heavy Monsoon Spell Narrows India’s Rainfall Deficit To 15% Reported By, Edited By Last Updated: July 09, 2026, 11:10 IST The
After Eluding For Weeks, Heavy Monsoon Spell Narrows India’s Rainfall Deficit To 15% Reported By, Edited By Last Updated: July 09, 2026, 11:10 IST The MeT has forecast widespread rainfall over J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand till July 14, with scattered showers in the adjoining parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and UP Rapid Read Delhi recorded its first major spell of heavy rainfall on Thursday, with over 73 mm rainfall at Safdarjung, 80 mm at Lodhi Road and nearly 103 mm at Mayur Vihar in last 24 hours. (PTI) After eluding large parts of the country for weeks, the southwest monsoon has regained momentum, bringing widespread and heavy rainfall over the past week. The ongoing spell of rainfall has brought down the country’s rainfall deficit to 15 per cent, improving the overall monsoon situation and providing much-needed relief to several regions. India experienced its fifth-driest June since 1901, with a staggering rainfall deficit of nearly 40 per cent, with a below-normal rainfall forecast for July.
It was also the fifth driest June ever for eastern and north-eastern India. However, with July being the rainiest month of the monsoon, the weather department had predicted increased rainfall during July 1-10 due to low-pressure systems developing in the Bay of Bengal. The incursion of moisture from the seas strengthened the monsoon, bringing heavy to extremely heavy spells over parts of Madhya Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh as well as Gujarat. The national capital too recorded its first major spell of heavy rainfall on Thursday, with over 73 mm rainfall at Safdarjung, 80 mm at Lodhi Road and nearly 103 mm at Mayur Vihar in last 24 hours. Neighbouring Noida recorded 62 mm rainfall during the same period. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), out of the total 36 sub-divisions, 11 of them are still deficient in rains, which includes Punjab, East Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar Marathwada, Uttarakhand, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe, as well as northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.
The monsoon has brought normal rains in the rest of the divisions so far, and excess in West Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry and Karaikal, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa. Meanwhile, the monsoon is yet to cover the entire country, which it normally does by July 8. According to IMD, conditions are favourable for its further advance over remaining parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab during the next 2-3 days. The latest forecast suggests more rainfall is on the way. The MeT has forecast widespread rains over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand till July 14, and some scattered showers over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh during the same period. Widespread rains are also expected in parts of Central India covering Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh till July 14. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Srishti Choudhary Srishti Choudhary, Senior Assistant Editor at CNN-News18 specializes in science, environment, and climate change reporting.
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