Anjali Marar

'Very' heavy rainfall to continue over eastern India till June 29

Since 1901, when rainfall records for India are available, June rainfall has been below 100 mm only for four years — 1905, 1926, 2009 and 2014.

El Nino years in the past have seen extreme events

July marked the revival and strengthening of the southwest monsoon with widespread rainfall reported across the country over the past five days.

The downpour comes as the monsoon advance remains delayed over parts of Northwest India, even as Western and Central regions witness intense rainfall activity.

Maharashtra is among the select Indian states where there is a significantly increasing rainfall trend both during monsoon and annually. Heavy rainfall event days, too, are increasing over the Konkan region along the west coast.

The current El Niño event began in June and is predicted to intensify and continue into early 2027. The monsoon in India is expected to be well below normal, mainly on account of the developing El Niño.

On Sunday, many areas in Meghalaya recorded extremely heavy rain. The Met department has forecast similar intense spells over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram until Wednesday.

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