New Delhi, June 8 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has reported that May 2025 was the wettest since 1901, with the country receiving an average rainfall of 126.7 mm last month.

The early onset of the southwest monsoon brought continuous rainfall across southern and eastern India, contributing to this record.

In a social media post on X, the IMD wrote, "The average monthly rainfall for May 2025 over All-India (126.7 mm) and Central India (100.9 mm) was highest since 1901."

As per the Met Department, rainfall over the country in the month of May 2025 was 126.7 mm, which is 106 per cent more than its Long Period Average (LPA) of 61.4 mm.

An official press release from the IMD reads, "Rainfall over the country as a whole for t...