Karnataka’s October-November rainfall departure highest in 60 years
The Hindu
KSNDMC data shows November rainfall was 249% above normal
The incessant rain that battered the State last month was a whopping 249% more than normal. In fact, the State recorded the highest departure from normal rainfall amount in 60 years during the October 1 to November 30 period of the northeast monsoon season this year.
According to data shared by the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), the State as a whole recorded an actual amount of 322 mm of rainfall as against the normal rainfall of 173 mm during this period, with the percentage departure from normal being 87%, making it fall under the “large excess” category. This, officials said, is the highest in the last 60 years.
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