Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 17: India’s just-concluded Southwest Monsoon season delivered above-normal rainfall, clocking in at 108% of the long-period average (LPA) — marking the second such occurrence in the last decade. Experts attribute the intensifying monsoon pattern to the accelerating impacts of climate change.

Between 2016 and 2025, India experienced five years of above-normal rains, two years of normal rainfall, and three with below-normal showers. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) defines above-normal rainfall as anything exceeding 104% of the LPA, while normal ranges from 96–104%.

Despite the overall surplus, rainfall distribution across the country remained highly uneven — a trend that's become increasingly common. Out of the 36 meteorologi

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