This year, the monsoon in India has knocked with full vigor. From 1 June to 2 September, 780.8 mm of rainfall has been recorded, which is about 8% more than the normal 721.1 mm. The month of August 2025 was historic, when the 13th highest rainfall record was recorded in North India including Delhi after 1901. Many states were affected by rain and floods. Flood situation occurred due to heavy rains in states like Punjab, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The record of a decade was broken in Delhi in August.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), between August 28 and September 3, the entire country received 48% more rainfall. During this time the actual rainfall was 75.2 mm while normal rainfall is 49 mm.
What is the reason for so much rain?
The Indian Meteorological Department said that the main reason for this year’s excessive rains is the position of monsoon trough. The monsoon trough remains south of its normal position on sea level. It extends to the lower troposphere level, due to which it is raining in large parts. In addition, another trough extends from the north-east Arabian Sea to the Bay of North-West Bengal. Due to these two trough lines, the pattern of rain all over the country separated from normal and continuing continuous rains in many areas.
Which states have IMD alert issued?
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall in many states for the next few days. For example, Gujarat region will receive a lot of rain from September 4 to 6. In this episode, Saurashtra and Kutch are expected to receive a lot of rain on 6 and 7 September. Konkan and Goa Central Maharashtra will receive heavy rainfall of 4 to 6 September, while September 4-5 will receive much more rainfall. At the same time, there will be heavy rains in Marathwada on 4 September. The situation in North India is expected to receive heavy rains in Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh states from September 4 to 10. Apart from this, there will be heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha from September 4 to 6. Talking about the northeastern state, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh will receive heavy rainfall between September 4 to 10. There will be heavy rains on September 4 and 8-9 September, including Kerala, Mahe. Along with this, the possibility of thunderstorms and lightning has also been expressed in many areas.
Heavy rain and flood effect
While this monsoon has given relief to the farmers, in many places, crops like destruction, roads, collapse and rivers flowing above the danger mark have also arisen. Incidents of landslides and road barriers have increased in Himachal and Uttarakhand. Life has been affected by floods in the low -lying areas of Punjab and Bihar. There was a serious problem of traffic and water logging in Delhi and surrounding areas.
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