With 42% deficit rainfall, Andhra Pradesh is third worst-hit State in India this monsoon season
This is the second time since 1904 that Andhra Pradesh has reported such a huge rainfall deficit, say IMD experts
Andhra Pradesh has been identified as the third most rainfall-deficient state in India this monsoon season, with the Southwest Monsoon nearing its end. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that 42% of the total rainfall deficit in the country is experienced by Andhra Pradesh. Only Meghalaya (59%), Manipur (43%), Arunachal Pradesh (42%), Punjab (40%), and Puducherry (40%) have a higher deficit.
The southern peninsula, which includes Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, reported the steepest rainfall deficit. As of September 16, Andhra Pradesh had only recorded 255.3 mm of rain, while the normal rainfall for the period should have been 442.3 mm. The neighboring Telangana reported a 20% deficit.
Scientists at IMD-Pune suggest that El Niño conditions and low-pressure systems near the head of the Bay of Bengal are the two primary factors causing the deficient rainfall.
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