Excess rain in Assam, Meghalaya, deficit in 4 NorthEast states this month

GUWAHATI: Meghalaya and Assam have received excess rainfall while Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura have remained dry in the northeast with deficient rainfall so far this month, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
According to the data provided by the IMD, Meghalaya has received 125 mm rainfall this month, which is 153% above the normal while Assam has recorded over 75 mm rainfall, which is 43% above normal.
Over 81 mm rainfall was recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, which is 40% below normal, 27 mm in Manipur (34% below normal), 28 mm in Mizoram (39% below normal) and 33 mm in Tripura (23% below normal). Nagaland is the only northeastern state that has recorded normal rainfall.
Sanjay O’Neil Shaw, deputy director general of meteorology at Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati, said scattered rainfall to fairly widespread rainfall activity with thunderstorm and lighting are likely over the northeast while isolated heavy rainfall over Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh has been predicted till Tuesday.
However, the IMD has predicted a drop in rainfall from Wednesday as the cyclonic circulation over East Bangladesh and its neighbourhood at 0.9 km above mean sea level has become less marked. At present, it’s pre-monsoon period in Assam. The monsoon hits the state usually in April-May and continues till October. According to data, Assam recorded comparatively less rainfall in 2021 while it has received excess rainfall last year.