Monsoon withdraws from Himachal Pradesh

The monsoon has withdrawn from the entire state today, a week after the normal date of withdrawal, September 25. “The Southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall has been normal over the state. The state received 600.9 mm of rainfall against the normal 734.4 mm, with a departure of minus 18 per cent,” the Weather Department said in a press release.  “The departure of plus, minus 19 per cent from the normal rainfall is considered normal,” said Kuldeep Srivastava, Director of Meteorological Centre, Shimla.

As per the release, the state received 97th highest rainfall (600.9 mm) this monsoon season in the last 124 years. The highest rainfall (1314.6 mm) was recorded in the year 1922 for the period of 1901 to 2024.

As per the Weather Department, extremely heavy rainfall was reported in Dharamsala on July 6, Palampur on August 1 and Dhaulakuan on September 26. In the month of June, very heavy rainfall was reported on only one day, on six days in July, on seven days in August and on three days in September.