A poor pre-monsoon: 88 Indian districts have not received any rains, drought-like situation in 12 states

Experts say the absence of pre-monsoon rains damages vegetable crops and affects the preparations for kharif crops

Assam: 94% of the state’s districts in the grip of floods

Every seventh Assamese is now a flood-victim, with 4.2 million people affected by floods across the state

Climate impact: Rajasthan’s pre-monsoon rainfall was three times more than average this year

458% more rainfall for May; Bikaner’s highest single-day rainfall breaks all records

Dry March: Is India looking at deficient pre-monsoon rain in 2022

Rainfall activity started late over North East; no western disturbances over northwest, hence no rain there, says IMD

India witnessing second-lowest pre-monsoon rainfall since 1954

According IMD, India received 99 mm rainfall between March and May — with a deficit of 23 per cent

Why this downpour now in Bengaluru?

City not expected to see clear skies in the coming days

Paddy sowing delayed in Odisha due to lack of pre-monsoon showers, high temperature

Farmers advised to sow medium-duration paddy seeds, instead of long-duration seeds by experts

India headed for ‘large deficient’ rainfall to ‘no rain’ in pre-monsoon period

Drier pre-monsoon can have a harmful impact on crop production 

October rainfall: Should the monsoon period in India be redefined?

IMD stops recording monsoon data after September 30, classifies October showers as  ‘post-monsoon rainfall’

Reservoir storage declined 7% every month between March, June; can kharif sowing proceed

The shortage of storage can also become a challenge for hydroelectric power projects when there is peak demand in the summer

Assam to revist Kharif crop calendar to counter effects of erratic monsoon

Yield of rice, the state's major crop, has been affected by unpredictable rainfall patterns

Pre-monsoon showers bring relief to north India

Monsoon to hit Delhi and other parts of northern India on June 29

India this monsoon: 12% excess rainfall until now, distribution skewed

The North East, for example, is experiencing floods in some regions and below-normal rainfall in others

Southwest Monsoon 2020: Good rains now bring bad news

Excess rainfall in central India is the new normal as India grows warmer. This can also make locust attacks a perennial problem 

Assam reels under unseasonal heat wave, water shortage

It is related to global warming and the delay in the pre-monsoon rainfall, says Met expert