LUCKNOW, June 25 -- Uttar Pradesh has received 169% surplus rain in a day. Against a normal rain of 4.2 mm, the state received 11.3 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending Tuesday 8.30 am, weathermen said.

Since June 1, UP has experienced 25% more rainfall. The state saw 66.9 mm of rain against the normal of 53.7 mm, according to IMD data. If the Met is to be believed, then more rain was in store for UP in the days to come as monsoon was set to cover the entire state in the next 24 hours.

The western districts experienced more rain compared to East UP. West UP received 51% excess rainfall as the region experienced 66.4 mm rainfall against the normal of 43.9 mm in the said period. Likewise, East UP recorded 11% excess rain as it received 6...