Total state rainfall: one thousand three hundred sixty‑seven millimetres (twenty‑two percent below average).
Wayanad: fifty percent deficit; Idukki: forty‑four percent deficit.
Some districts recorded only a small deficit, for example Kannur seven percent.
Forecast before the season predicted below‑normal rain.
Reduced rainfall may impact farming and water resources.
The shortfall was most severe in Wayanad (fifty percent below normal) and Idukki (forty‑four percent below normal), while districts such as Kannur and Kottayam stayed close to normal levels.
The department had already warned of a below‑normal monsoon season for 2026.
These rainfall deficits can affect water supplies, agriculture, and daily life across the state.
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