3 Gujarat districts got highest excess rain in July across India

Gujarat is not conventionally associated with chart-topping rainfall but record breaking rain in coastal Saurashtra has put state districts on the national map.

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In fact, the top three districts among 788 in India with more than 700% excess rain are from Gujarat.

These include Devbhoomi Dwarka district which recorded 1422% excess rainfall between July 17 and 24 , followed by Porbandar ( 1101%) and Junagadh (712%).

Across India, six districts recorded more than 500% departure from weekly normal rainfall out of which four were from Gujarat and two from Andhra Pradesh.