Srinagar: Between June 1 and September 30, Jammu and Kashmir received just 408.5 mm of rainfall against the normal 549.1 mm, according to Kashmir Weather.
Srinagar recorded a rainfall deficit of 30%.
Except for Pulwama district which recorded a rainfall deficit of 13%, the other districts in south Kashmir received below-normal rainfall in the range of -50 to -80%. Similar was the case in other districts of Kashmir Valley.
Baramulla was the only district in Kashmir to receive normal rainfall in the positive category (1% above normal)
Samba received above-normal rainfall of 13% and was the best-performing district. Jammu received exact normal rainfall as it should have.
Rest all districts in the Jammu region received below-normal rainfall in the range of -15 to -76%.
Meanwhile, Ladakh received surplus rainfall of 17%. Kargil with 8% surplus and Leh with 18%.
