India has received 37 percent excess rainfall during the monsoon season so far, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.
The country gauged 13.78 cm precipitation against the normal of 10.05 cm till June 21, it said. ''The cumulative rainfall during this year's Southwest Monsoon season till June 21 has been exceeded by about 37 percent above Long Period Average (LPA),'' the weather department said in a statement.
It said that northwest India has received 71.3 mm rainfall against the normal 40.6 mm rainfall during the period, a surplus of 76 percent.
Central India has registered 145.8 mm rainfall against the normal of 92.2 mm, an increase of 58 percent.
The southern peninsula has received 133.6 mm rainfall, which is 24 percent more than normal, while the east and northeast India witnessed 253.9 mm rainfall against the normal of 224.8 mm during the period.
After arriving two days late in Kerala, the monsoon raced across the country, covering eastern, central, and adjoining northwest India 7 to 10 days earlier than normal, according to the IMD.
However, further progress over the remaining parts of the country, including Delhi, parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab, is unlikely during the next seven days, it said.