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This monsoon marks driest spell in 5 years for Delhi

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NEW DELHI: Even as the rest of the country witnessed ‘above-normal monsoon’, Delhi’s rainfall share has seen a deficit of 38 per cent. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this has been the lowest rainfall since 2014. An IMD official said that Delhi has recorded 404.1 mm rainfall this monsoon season against the 30-year average of 648.9 mm, a shortfall of 38 per cent. However, India as a whole has witnessed 10 per cent ‘above-normal’ monsoon which officially ended on September 30, IMD data showed.

For July, the recorded rain deficiency was 24 per cent, registering 210.4 mm rainfall against the mean of 276.1 mm. For the next month, there was only 119.6 mm precipitation against the average of 247.7 mm – a deficiency of more than 50 per cent.

The Capital recorded 74.1 mm rainfall against the normal of 125.1 mm in September – a deficit of 41 per cent. The four-month monsoon season officially begins on June 1 and ends on September 30.

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