Two monsoon months over, half of state in rain deficit
According to the Indian meteorological department, 12 of these districts experienced rainfall 50% or more below normal.
The weatherman said Aug may help the state recover from this rainfall deficit, which is minus 6% so far. In the state capital, the rainfall was recorded as 26% below normal.
"There are four months of monsoon from June-Sept. Half of the monsoon has passed and still there is a deficit of 6% compared to the normal rainfall recorded in the state during the monsoon months of June and July.
Aug and Sept are expected to bring normal and above-normal rain that will help fill this deficit," said senior scientist Mohammad Danish of the state Met centre.
In UP East, out of 42 districts, 34 (81%) recorded rainfall below normal, while in UP West, out of 33 districts, rainfall was recorded below normal in 13 districts.
The wettest districts of the state, where rainfall was recorded above normal, were Mahoba (143%), Lalitpur (125%), Banda (111%), Hamirpur (108%) and Etah (94%). The driest were Deoria (91%), Gautambudhnagar (73%), Kushinagar (69%), Pilibhit (68%), Shamli and Sant Kabir Nagar (64%).
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