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Monsoon Watch: Rains improve at the right time
Sowing crosses the two-thirds mark; water levels yet to pick up
27 July 2015
The Economy Observer
Monsoon Watch
Rainfall slowed during July 2015
After remaining 8% below normal during the 3
rd
week of July,
Normal share for the month (as % of overall
rainfall has improved and is now 5% below normal as per the
normal rainfall)
Month's rainfall so far (as % of overall normal
latest data—it was 28% above normal in the third week of June
rainfall) 33
and 8% below normal a month later. IMD expects rainfall to
29
22
21
20
improve in coming days and estimates 8% deficit in July (12%
18
deficit for the season).
While rainfall was surplus in the North-West, it was in deficit in
the remaining regions; despite this, nearly 72% of the country has
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
received normal rainfall.
Sowing has progressed satisfactorily to cover 66% of the normal v/s
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Water levels now stand at 37% of the total reservoir capacity, and are 15% higher than last year and 8% higher
than the 10-year average. However, water levels failed to progress much during the last week and remained
lower in the western and southern regions.
Below-normal rainfall in most regions barring north-west
(cumulative rainfall up to July 26, 2015)
Actual
Normal
%
rainfall (mm) rainfall (mm)
Departure
Country as a whole
386.4
405.6
-5%
North-West India
273.7
249.7
10%
Central India
405.5
434.2
-7%
South Peninsula
293.5
344.5
-15%
East and North-East India
678.2
721.6
-6%
No. of
% area of Range (% Dep
Category
Subdivisions
country
from LPA)
Excess
6
27% 20% to 55%
Normal
18
45% -15% to 16%
Deficient
12
28% -20% to -51%
Scanty
0
0%
-
Source: IMD, MOSL
Exhibit 1:
Cumulative rainfall below normal in July but
improving now to lower the deficit
38
24
11
1
-5
-7
8-Jul 15-Jul 22-Jul 26-Jul
-6
Source: IMD, MOSL
-4
13
3-Jun 10-Jun 17-Jun 24-Jun 1-Jul
Exhibit 2:
Sowing improves to cover two-third of the area
compared with just half last year
24-Jul-14
66
44
40
62
24-Jul-15
80
60
98
98
Target (100 %)
101
77
52
66
Exhibit 3: Water levels are less satisfactory in western and
southern regions
% deviation from corresponding period of last year
% deviation from 10-yr average
77
36
15 8
17
7
57
2
16
21
45
48
-34
All India Northern Eastern
region
Source: Government, MOSL
Western
Central
-29
Southern
Source: Government, MOSL
Dipankar Mitra
(Dipankar.Mitra@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 3982 5405
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