New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- After an overwhelmingly strong spell of rains in August, India is set for an even wetter month as the weather bureau has forecast over 109% of normal rainfall in September, the last month of the crucial southwest monsoon season.

In its latest update on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said India logged 268 mm of rainfall in August, 5.2% above normal. The country has received cumulative rainfall of over 6% more than normal since June,it said.

"The rainfall in September is likely to be above normal, more than 109% of the long period average," said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of meteorology at the IMD. For September, the long period average rainfall over the country, based on data from 1971...