This means that the rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be 96 per cent of the long period average of 87 cm, that is, around 83.5 cm for the four months of the monsoon from June to September this year.
Monsoon Update: After a dry spell in June, heavy rainfall in most parts of Maharashtra in July has more than doubled the collective water stock in dams across the state within a span of a fortnight.