India, Feb. 11 -- India has experienced a dry winter season (January-February) in 2025, with 89 per cent of districts suffering from deficient, large deficient, or no rainfall, according to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Despite a higher-than-normal number of western disturbances (WD), their impact on rainfall was minimal, the IMD stated in its climate summary for January. The country recorded a 71 per cent rainfall deficit as of February 10, with January marking the fifth-lowest rainfall since 1901 and the third-lowest since 2001.

More than half (51 per cent) of India's districts received no rainfall at all, while 31 per cent recorded large deficient rainfall (between 60 and 99 per cent below normal) between Janua...