At 88.2 mm, Delhi logs highest January rainfall since 1950

Before this, the capital recorded 79.7 mm of rainfall in 1989 and 73.7 mm in 1953, the IMD data showed

Defying severe cold wave, devotees gather for holy dip in River Ganga at Varanasi

A devotee, Suresh Singh said that they have come in this severe winter to take dip only because of their devotion to river Ganga

Nine low-pressure systems, including two cyclones, one deep depression and six lows, affected the country during the period

Earlier, the MeT office had sounded an 'orange alert', but it is now been changed to 'red alert' because of 'favourable synoptic conditions'

The Indian Army said that it has arranged columns and engineer task forces are on standby for rescue and relief operations

A low pressure area is very likely to form over north Andaman Sea and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal around May 22

Favourable conditions may cause the decline

The overall rainfall recorded in India from June 1 to August 31 was 10 per cent more than normal

Mumbai will witness generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain in the city and suburbs.

The Long Period Average (LPA) of monsoon will be 100 per cent which falls in the "normal" category