India's monsoon season, which brings 82 percent of the country's annual rainfall, was 56 percent less than average in the week ended Aug. 12, a weather official said.
The nation received 27.4 millimeters of rain in the period, compared with an average 62.7 millimeters, S. Kaur, a director at India Meteorological Department, said from New Delhi. As many as 31 of 36 weather divisions got deficient or scanty rains.
The rain deficit in the season started June 1 widened to 29 percent from 25 percent in the previous week, she said.
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