TFP Bureau, Raipur, October 3,2026: Chhattisgarh has received 102.1% of its average monsoon rainfall so far this year, according to updated data from the Revenue and Disaster Management Department as of October 3.<\/p>\n
Since the onset of the monsoon on June 1, the state has recorded an average rainfall of 1,155.3 mm against the normal average of 1,131.1 mm based on rainfall data for the past 10 years.<\/p>\n
Rainfall distribution, however, has remained uneven across the state. Balarampur recorded the highest rainfall in percentage terms, receiving 1,556.6 mm, or 165.3% of its average. Narayanpur recorded the highest rainfall in absolute terms at 1,720.2 mm.<\/p>\n
At the other end of the scale, Bemetara received 674.9 mm, equivalent to 80.4% of its normal rainfall.<\/p>\n
Several districts record above-normal rainfall<\/strong><\/p>\n Raipur recorded 1,307.4 mm, or 135.4% of its average rainfall. Other districts with significantly above-normal rainfall included Gariaband, with 1,463.7 mm (130.7%); Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, 1,181.4 mm (131.4%); Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, 1,216.9 mm (122.7%); and Balod, 1,311.8 mm (121.6%).<\/p>\n Rainfall remained within the 100-120% range in Surajpur, Baloda Bazar, Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Mungeli, Durg, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai, Kondagaon and Dantewada.<\/p>\n Deficit in parts of Bastar, Surguja regions<\/strong><\/p>\n Several districts, particularly in the Bastar division and Surguja region, recorded rainfall below their respective averages.<\/p>\n Kanker received 1,222.5 mm, or 74.3% of normal rainfall, while Surguja recorded 627.3 mm (74.9%). Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki received 1,006.8 mm (77%), Bijapur 1,516.6 mm (79.1%), Jashpur 871.9 mm (79.3%) and Sukma 1,226.3 mm (80.2%).<\/p>\n Bilaspur, Raigarh, Sakti, Korba, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Kabirdham and Bastar recorded rainfall between 85% and 99% of their respective averages.<\/p>\n The figures indicate that while the state as a whole has received slightly more than its long-term average rainfall, the distribution has varied considerably across districts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Balarampur records 165.3% of average rainfall, while Bemetara receives 80.4%; distribution remains uneven across districts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,118,117],"tags":[1645],"class_list":["post-10090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-chhattishgarh","category-state","tag-average-rainfall-in-monsoon"],"yoast_head":"\n