India, Feb. 26 -- Assam has recorded a rainfall deficit of over 70 per cent since November last year and an unprecedented 99 per cent since January 1, marking yet another unusually dry winter in the state - a trend experts increasingly link to changing climate patterns.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) data show that against a normal rainfall of 39 mm since January 1, Assam has received a mere 0.4 mm. As many as 25 districts have reported no rainfall at all during this period, while several others have registered deficits exceeding 90 per cent.

The dry spell has continued largely uninterrupted since the second week of November. In Guwahati, around 27.5 mm of rainfall was recorded in the first week of November 2025, but the city has...