Srinagar, Jan. 3 -- Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have recorded a deficit of over 39% in season precipitation in the last quarter of 2025 despite widespread snowfall in the mountains in December, the meteorological data revealed on Friday.

The data showed that the Union territories collectively received 77.5 mm average rainfall from October 1 to December 31 against a normal of 127.7 mm. "It is almost a 39% deficit for J&K," said an official of J&K MeT.

The higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh regions have received light to moderate snowfall intermittently since December 20 but not enough to fulfil the deficits of October and November.

Earlier the deficit in precipitation till from October 1 to December 25 had been around around ...