An official press release from the IMD stated,“Rainfall over the country as a whole for the month of May 2025 was 126.7 mm, which is 106 per cent more than its Long Period Average (LPA) of 61.4 mm. The average monthly rainfall for May 2025 over All-India (126.7 mm) and Central India (100.9 mm) was the highest since 1901
The early onset of the southwest monsoon brought continuous rainfall across southern and eastern India. Representational Pic/File
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has reported that May 2025 was the wettest since 1901, with the country receiving an average rainfall of 126.7 mm last month, reported the ANI.
The early onset of the southwest monsoon brought continuous rainfall across southern and eastern India, contributing to this record.
In a post on social media platform X, the IMD wrote: “The average monthly rainfall for May 2025 over All-India (126.7 mm) and Central India (100.9 mm) was the highest since 1901.”
The average monthly rainfall for May 2025 over All-India (126.7 mm) and Central India (100.9 mm) was highest since 1901.
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According to the Met Department, rainfall across the country in May 2025 was 126.7 mm, which is 106 per cent above the Long Period Average (LPA) of 61.4 mm.
An official press release from the IMD stated,“Rainfall over the country as a whole for the month of May 2025 was 126.7 mm, which is 106 per cent more than its Long Period Average (LPA) of 61.4 mm. The average monthly rainfall for May 2025 over All-India (126.7 mm) and Central India (100.9 mm) was the highest since 1901. While the monthly rainfall over South Peninsular India reached 199.7 mm, marking the second-highest total since 1901, it was surpassed only by 201.4 mm recorded in 1990. Similarly, the monthly average rainfall over Northwest India (48.1 mm) was the 13th highest since 1901 and the 4th highest since 2001. The monthly rainfall over the East & Northeast India region was 242.8 mm, which is the 29th highest since 1901 and the 4th highest since 2001,” according to the ANI.
The IMD stated that during May, 25 subdivisions received large excess rainfall, five received excess rainfall, and six recorded normal rainfall.
In May 2025, extremely heavy rainfall (>204.4 mm) was recorded along the west coast, as well as in Assam and Meghalaya, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, Madhya Maharashtra, and South Interior Karnataka.
The department further noted that very heavy rainfall (115.6–204.4 mm) occurred in Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, East Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Marathwada, North Interior Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Saurashtra and Kutch, Telangana, Vidarbha, and West Madhya Pradesh.
Additionally, heavy rainfall events (64.5–115.5 mm) were observed across the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Gujarat Region, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Lakshadweep, Odisha, Uttarakhand, and West Uttar Pradesh.
The IMD stated that seven Western Disturbances (WDs) were observed over the Indian region, leading to frequent rain and thunderstorm activity, accompanied by gusty winds and hailstorms across the Western Himalayan region and the plains of northwest and central India.
During May, most parts of India experienced thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds at regular intervals.
The average maximum, minimum and mean temperatures for the country as a whole during May were below normal.
Notably, this year, the southwest monsoon set in over Kerala on 24 May, eight days earlier than its normal onset date of 1 June.
(with ANI inputs)
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