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- Karnataka recorded its driest southwest monsoon in 55 years, with rainfall 35 % below normal.
- Bengaluru station received 313 mm, 236 mm less than the seasonal average.
- Statewide rainfall totaled 564.6 mm, 32 % below the normal 831.8 mm for June-September.
- IMD scientist C.S Patil attributed the deficit to strong El Niño conditions.
- Live storage in the four major Cauvery-basin dams dropped to 52 % of gross capacity.
