An HT analysis of IMD data shows obsessing too much about the quantum of overall rainfall could miss the point about other features of the monsoon rainfall.
An anecdotal analysis of the monsoon this year would suggest that rains have been normal or heavier than normal in most parts of the country. The headline rainfall number is in the normal range, and news media has been inundated with images of flooding -- from Silchar in Assam to Junagadh in Gujarat.