Srinagar, Sept. 3 -- Jammu and Kashmir recorded its sixth wettest August since 1901, with rainfall levels reaching 319.3 mm against the normal 184.9 mm, a surplus of 73 percent. As per media reports, the scale of this anomaly is stark when compared with past extremes. In 1996, J&K saw its highest August rainfall at 481.3 mm, followed by other wet years such as 1908, 2013, 1994, and 1955. The 2025 figures firmly place this August in the list of rare and historically intense monsoon months. District-level variations underline how widespread the anomalies were. Doda received 488.2 mm of rain against the normal 125.1 mm, translating to a 290 percent surplus. Udhampur, with 897.9 mm, recorded a 159 percent surplus, while Ramban and Samba too w...