Dry beginning: Scanty June rain means delayed Kharif; and it’s becoming common

This year, June ended with a 8% rainfall deficit, with large deficits in 18 states; the impact may extend up to the following Rabi …

This June may be second-most rain deficient in 7 years

This comes when the country has already been experiencing an extended dry spell since the end of last year’s monsoon season

Will this June be the driest ever on record?

One quarter of the monsoon will soon be over and rainfall deficit has already hit 44 per cent

June of 2014: short by just 0.2 mm rains of being the driest ever

India received a total of 85.8 mm of rain between June 1 and June 28 against the lowest ever 85.7 mm in 2009