In the month of July 2024, the second month of India’s South West 2024 monsoon, India received 306.6 mm (318.4 in July 2023[i] and 327.7 mm in July 2022[ii]) rainfall, 9.3 % above (13.5% above normal in July 2023 and 16.8% above normal in July 2022) the normal July rainfall of 280.5 mm as per India Meteorological department. So this is the third consecutive year when rainfall in July is above normal.  In July 2021, the rainfall was 266.1 mm[iii], about 6.7% below normal and  in July 2020, the rainfall was 257.1 mm[iv], or about 9.9% below normal.