India, Jan. 2 -- By Hemant Chauhan

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), January 2 (ANI): The hilly state of Himachal Pradesh recorded its sixth driest December in the last 125 years in 2025, a situation that has disappointed both tourists and farmers across the state.

According to the Post-Monsoon Seasonal Weather Report issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the state received just 0.1 mm rainfall against a normal of 38.1 mm, marking a massive 99 per cent deficiency.

The IMD said the state witnessed largely dry weather throughout December, with only three days of isolated and weak precipitation. The rainfall departure of minus 99 per cent places December 2025 among the driest Decembers since records began in 1901.

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