IMD forecasts ‘above normal’ rainfall during southwest monsoon season this year
Nearly the entire country, except some parts in the northwest, east and northeast, is likely to get good rainfall, the weather agency said.
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Rainfall during the southwest monsoon season over the country this year is likely to be above normal, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday.
The weather agency said that the country as a whole is expected to get 106% of the long period average rainfall. The measure is the mean rainfall during the four-month monsoon season over the last 50 years. The season generally begins in June and starts to retreat by September.
This is the first time in nearly a decade that the India Meteorological Department has predicted “above normal” rainfall in its long-range forecast for the season.
According to the weather agency, nearly the entire country, except for certain parts in the northwest, east and northeast, is likely to get good rainfall.
IMD predicts 2024 southwest monsoon season (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole to be above normal (>104% of the Long Period Average (LPA)). Seasonal rainfall is likely to be 106% of LPA with a model error of ± 5%. LPA of monsoon rainfall (1971-2020) is 87 cm. pic.twitter.com/bgBhLX0M2W— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) April 15, 2024
India Meteorological Department Director-General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that multiple indicators favoured the “above normal” rainfall predicted for this year, The Indian Express reported.
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