PRE MONSOON  SEASON-2012
		Performance  since 1st  March  up to						09.05.2012
(1) Area Weighted Rainfall (mm)  for the country as a whole :
Rainfall	Week Ending on						Cumulative upto
	09.05.2012			02.05.2012			09.05.2012			02.05.2012
Actual	4.4			17.2			66.1			61.6
Normal	11.4			11.7			83.9			72.5
% Dep.	-61%			48%			-21%			-15%
(2) Categorywise No. of Subdivisions & % Area of the Country :
Category	Week Ending on						Cumulative upto
	09.05.2012			02.05.2012			09.05.2012			02.05.2012
Excess	4			17			06(11%)		(33%)	05(09%)		(34%)
Normal	1			3			09(22%)			11(25%)
Deficient	9			3			15(50%)		(67%)	13(45%)		(66%)
Scanty	15			8			06(17%)			07(21%)
No Rain	7			5			00(00%)			00(00%)
(3) Categorywise comparative  distribution of  Sub-divisions ( cumulative rainfall ) and All India
% Rainfall Departure for last five years since						March 1st
Category	09.05.2012		11.05.2011		12.05.2010		06.05.2009		07.05.2008		09.05.2007
Excess	6		9		3		1		16		6
Normal	9		10		6		7		8		11
Deficient	15		12		15		9		7		13
Scanty	6		4		11		18		5		6
No Rain	0		1		1		1		0		0
All India	-21%		-12%		-19%		-44%		-6%		-15%
%  Dep.
(4) Categorywise comparative % distribution of districts ( cumulative rainfall )
for last five years since				March 1st
Category	09.05.2012		11.05.2011		12.05.2010		06.05.2009		07.05.2008		09.05.2007
Excess	15%	(35%)	24%	(46%)	14%	(28%)	9%	(21%)	37%	(51%)	28%	(52%)
Normal	20%		22%		14%		12%		14%		24%
Deficient	29%	(54%)	19%	(39%)	19%	(48%)	24%	(57%)	17%	(35%)	19%	(37%)
Scanty	25%		20%		29%		33%		18%		18%
No Rain	11%		15%		24%		22%		14%		11%
Improvements							Deteriorations
A & N ISLAND			N(11)---->E(57)				ASSAM & MEGHALAYA			N(-10)---->D(-24)
EAST RAJASTHAN			D(-43)---->E(26)				UTTARAKHAND			N(-17)---->D(-22)
WEST MADHYA PRADESH			S(-86)---->D(-48)				N. I. KARNATAKA			E(41)---->N(18)