Patiala, Sept. 1 -- Flood-ravaged Punjab received 253.7 mm of rain in August, making it the wettest month in 25 years, according to the data shared by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday.

This marks 74% excess rain compared to the long period average (LPA) of 146.2mm in the monsoon season since 2000, signalling a big departure from the past, the data further reveals. IMD currently uses the 1971-2020 average as the LPA for such comparisons.

The IMD's monthly report, released on Sunday, highlighted that the state broke all the previous records of rainfall in August.

"Punjab received deficient rainfall multiple times in the past couple of decades, but this year it recorded the highest rainfall figures for August in the la...