The southwest monsoon shows skewed distribution pattern with deficiency in Malnad region, apart from Mysuru-Chamarajanagar belt for the period June 1 to August 5, while it is normal for the rest of the State.
While the entire State was under the deficient category till mid-July, heavy to very heavy rain for almost 10 days since the second week of July bridged the deficiency. As a result, the average rainfall for the entire State is 12 per cent below long period average (LPA).
But under the Indian Meteorological Department parameters, a variation in the rainfall from 19% below LPA to 19% above LPA is considered normal.
