In India, the southwest monsoon season starts from june to september every year. As the southwest monsoon continues, salem, Namakkal and Erode districts have received less than normal rainfall during the period from last june to July 5. krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts have received more than normal rainfall.
Salem district's normal rainfall during june 1 to July 5 is 67.5 mm. However, only 62.4 mm of rain has fallen. This is 8 percent less than normal. Similarly, the normal rainfall for the period from june to July 5 in Erode district is 50.7 mm. However, during this period, 40.6 mm of rain has fallen. This is 20 percent less than normal.
While the normal rainfall in Namakkal district is 46.0 mm, it has received 43.8 mm of rain. This is 5 percent less than normal. Meanwhile, krishnagiri district received 82.9 mm of rain while the normal rainfall is 52.2 mm. krishnagiri district has received 59 percent more than normal rainfall so far.
While the normal rainfall of Dharmapuri district is 59.3 mm, there has been 65.1 mm of rain. There has been 10 percent more rain than normal. As the southwest monsoon continues, more rain is expected in all the districts including salem and Erode in the coming days.
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