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This June could be the driest ever in India
Amit Bhattacharya,TNN | Jun 28, 2014, 03.01 AM IST
NEW DELHI: With the monsoon in a tailspin and the rain deficit across the country rising to 42 per cent on Friday, this month is in line to be among the driest months of June in India since systematic record-keeping began in 1901.
Till Friday, 80.8mm rainfall had been recorded across the country since June 1, according to IMD's update. The driest June on record was in the drought year of 2009, when the June rain tally stood at 85.8mm.
With three more days to go before the month ends, the final rain count this June may just cross that record mark. However, monsoon's revival is projected to occur only around the first week of July, which means this month could figure in the worst three rain-deficit Junes seen in India.
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Amit Bhattacharya,TNN | Jun 28, 2014, 03.01 AM IST
NEW DELHI: With the monsoon in a tailspin and the rain deficit across the country rising to 42 per cent on Friday, this month is in line to be among the driest months of June in India since systematic record-keeping began in 1901.
Till Friday, 80.8mm rainfall had been recorded across the country since June 1, according to IMD's update. The driest June on record was in the drought year of 2009, when the June rain tally stood at 85.8mm.
With three more days to go before the month ends, the final rain count this June may just cross that record mark. However, monsoon's revival is projected to occur only around the first week of July, which means this month could figure in the worst three rain-deficit Junes seen in India.
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