PATNA, Nov. 3 -- Though the state recorded high deficit rain in the rainy season this year, there was around 46 mm rainfall recorded during the last three days of October month in the state due to the impact of cyclone Arnab with the total rainfall in the month of October till November 2nd standing at 57 mm. This is a depreciation of only one pecent than normal for the period. However, the state recorded a 32 percent rain deficit from the month of June to September ( the rainy season) by recording 678.4 mm rainfall against the normal rainfall of 992.2 mm, as per official data from the state governemnt and IMD. Bihar Mausam Sewa Kendra, director Prabhu C N said the rainfall in the last few days of October month due to effect of cyclone Arnab was high with around 46 mm rainfall experienced out of the total rainfall of around 56 mm during the month of October. Heavy rains in large parts of the state was experienced from October 29 to October 31st due to the cyclone effect. However, there was higher deficit of rainfall this season from June to September with long dry spells attributed to the El Nino effect and climatic changes, weather experts said. Data shows that in June, the rainfall deficit was 46 percent (actual rainfall 87.8 mm against 163.3 mm rainfall) whereas in July, the deficit stood at 40 percent with 203 mm rainfall recorded against normal rainfall of 340 mm rainfall. Again, in August, the rainfall deficit stood at 35 percent with actual rainfall of 177 mm against normal rainfall of 271 mm. However, in month of September, the deficit was on the lower side with only three percent deficiency as the state recorded 209 mm rainfall against 216 mm normal rainfall. In 2025, Bihar had witnessed 686.3 mm rainfall against normal expected rainfall of 999.2 mm rainfall in main rainfall period from June 1 2025 to September,30,2025, experiencing a deficit of 31 percent. In 2024, the state had experienced a deficient monsoon. Meanwhile, there are indications that the paddy harvest in the state would be lower than last year owing to drought like conditions experienced in large parts of the state including north and southern Bihar during the sowing season from June end to August end as well as floods in north Bihar in September. According to officials aware of the matter, the state government has already started assessment of crop damages caused by the flash floods experienced a few weeks back in the state. This action is being taken amid disbursing agriculture input subsidy to the farmers for crop damages caused in previous floods in September and August end....