The India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed that India received 836.2 mm of rainfall during June–September 2025, about 7–8% above the normal 778.6 mm. This marks the second consecutive year of surplus rains. Heavy downpours in September and early onset drove the increase, but extreme weather caused severe floods, landslides, and destruction.

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• Rainfall 836.2 mm vs normal 778.6 mm, 7–8% surplus
• Second straight year of above-normal monsoon rains
• Monsoon arrived May 24 in Kerala, earliest since 2009
• Covered entire country by June 29, nine days early
• Heavy rains in July, August, September lifted averages
• 1.5 lakh people displaced, 200+ deaths reported
• Uttarakhand, Himachal, J&K worst hit by floods, landslides
• Central India slightly deficient; northwest, south had excess rains
• Fifth-highest mean temperatures in northwest and central India
• IMD: no El Niño signs; La Niña may develop later this year