New Delhi:India Meteorological Department, in a statement on Tuesday, said the country has recorded 125 extremely heavy rainfall events in the months of September and October — the highest in the last five years.
India has recorded 89 extremely heavy rainfall events in September which were 61 in the same month last year, 59 in 2019, 44 in 2018 and 29 in 2017. While in the month of October, 36 such events took place as against 10 in 2020, 16 in 2019, 17 in 2018 and 12 in 2017.
The meteorological department said the extreme climate episodes were aggravated by the late withdrawal of the monsoon, nine low-pressure systems, including two cyclones, one deep depression and six lows.
IMD has also predicted November rains in Kerala and in parts of South India.
While addressing the media, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the peninsula is likely to receive 122 per cent rainfall with respect to its long period average (117.5 mm) this month.
"Monthly rainfall for November 2021 over Peninsular India consisting of five meteorological subdivisions (Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikkal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Rayalaseema, Kerala& Mahe and South Interior Karnataka) is most likely to be above normal (>122% of Long Period Average (LPA))," the IMD statement read.
It further added: "Currently La Niña conditions are prevailing over equatorial Pacific Ocean and neutral Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) conditions are prevailing over the Indian Ocean. The latest global model forecasts indicate that the La Niña conditions are likely to prevail until March 2022 and neutral IOD conditions are likely to continue during the upcoming seasons."
