Tracking The Monsoon

Is the country having a normal monsoon? A bad one? Or are we getting too much rain? This graphic keeps a daily track of how the monsoon has been for the country, its various regions and states.

Key to gauging the health of the monsoon is the long-period average (LPA), crudely the average rainfall an area has received over 50 years from 1971 to 2020.

If the rainfall a region has received is 0 to 80% of this LPA, it is considered deficient. If it's 81 to 119% of the LPA, it is normal. And if it's 120% or over, it is excess.

Also available below is an option to check how the rainfall for an area compares to the LPA for the whole season. This allows us to essentially understand how far the monsoon has progressed. (Click 'Whole Season' below to learn more.)

THE COUNTRY AT LARGE

From June 1 to June 7, 2024, India received 24.8 mm of rainfall, which is 107% of the LPA for the season so far. This is considered normal.

HOW EACH REGION IS FARING

The India Meteorological Department splits the country into four regions for their analyses. We see here that the undefined region has experienced NaN% of the LPA average for the season so far.

The LPA is undefined mm, while the region has gotten undefined mm of rainfall till yesterday. This is seen as undefined.

STATE OF THE STATES

This section looks at how the rainfall received by the various states and union territories has been. (If you don't see a state below, type its name in the search box and click the relevant suggestion. The state/UT will show up at the top.)

Listed first is Gujarat, which has got 1% of the LPA average rainfall for the season so far. The LPA for the season so far is 9.5 mm, while the area got 0.1 mm of rainfall till June 7, 2024. This is regarded as deficient.

Data: hydro.imd.gov.in ; Image: Unsplash/Atilla Bingöl