India experienced its wettest month of August in 32 years, with 27% higher than normal rainfall across the country as a whole, and as much as 61% above normal rains in central India. The month ended with 327mm of average rainfall in the country, 26.7% above the normal for the month (258mm), driving the overall monsoon rainfall in the season so far to close to the “excess” category at 9.8% above the long period average (LPA).

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/wettest-august-in-32-years-27-surplus-rainfall-across-country/articleshow/77862193.cms