{
  "id": "env-monsoon-105",
  "question": "What share of its normal rainfall did the southwest monsoon bring?",
  "topic": "Environment",
  "unit": "% of LPA",
  "decimals": 0,
  "measures": "Rainfall over the country as a whole during the southwest monsoon season (June to September), as a percentage of the long period average (LPA) of 87 cm for 1971–2020, from the India Meteorological Department's end-of-season statements. Before 2022 IMD measured against an older average (88 cm, 1961–2010), so those years are not shown.",
  "verified": true,
  "source": {
    "name": "India Meteorological Department, Salient Features of the 2026 Southwest Monsoon Season (press release, 30 Sep 2026) and earlier end-of-season releases",
    "url": "https://internal.imd.gov.in/press_release/20260930_pr_5361.pdf",
    "table": "All-India June–September rainfall, % of LPA (1971-2020 LPA, 87 cm): 2026 pr_5361 (30 Sep 2026); 2025 pr_4343 (30 Sep 2025); 2024 pr_3310 (1 Oct 2024); 2023 pr_2555 End of Season Report (1 Oct 2023); 2022 pr_1849 (1 Oct 2022: 92.5 cm against 87.0 cm); each release's table gives All India LPA 868.6 mm (2023: 820.0 mm, 94.4%; 2024: 934.8 mm; 2025: 937.2 mm; 2026: 759.4 mm)",
    "licence": "GODL-India"
  },
  "released": "2026-09-30",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-20",
  "nextDueBy": "2027-10-05",
  "processing": "Copied as published.",
  "exam": {
    "publisher": "India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ministry of Earth Sciences",
    "survey": "End-of-season statement on the southwest monsoon",
    "baseYear": "LPA 1971–2020: 868.6 mm (87 cm); 1961–2010 (88 cm) was used up to 2021",
    "frequency": "Annual (June–September season)",
    "measures": "All-India seasonal rainfall as % of the long period average",
    "notes": [
      "Categories: deficient <90%, below normal 90–95%, normal 96–104%, above normal 105–110%, excess >110% of LPA",
      "In 2026 the monsoon reached Kerala on 4 June (normal 1 June) and covered the whole country by 9 July (normal 8 July)",
      "The monsoon core zone covers most of India's rain-fed farmland"
    ]
  },
  "targets": [],
  "values": [
    {
      "period": "2022",
      "start": "2022",
      "end": "2022",
      "value": 106
    },
    {
      "period": "2023",
      "start": "2023",
      "end": "2023",
      "value": 94
    },
    {
      "period": "2024",
      "start": "2024",
      "end": "2024",
      "value": 108
    },
    {
      "period": "2025",
      "start": "2025",
      "end": "2025",
      "value": 108
    },
    {
      "period": "2026",
      "start": "2026",
      "end": "2026",
      "value": 87
    }
  ],
  "page": "https://india.tf/c/env-monsoon-105/",
  "csv": "https://india.tf/c/env-monsoon-105/data.csv",
  "versions": "https://india.tf/c/env-monsoon-105/versions.csv"
}