Pre-monsoon rainfall records 27 % dip: IMD

The IMD recorded 43.3 millimetres of rainfall across the country from March 1 to April 24 as against the normal precipitation of 59.6 millimetres. This was 27 per cent less of the long period average (LPA).

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/as-temperatures-rise-pre-monsoon-rainfall-records-27-per-cent-dip-imd/articleshow/69081733.cms