In a press convention, IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra asserted that the info from 1951 to 2023 portrayed that India noticed above-normal monsoon rainfall on 9 events when La Nina adopted the El Nino occasion.
India is predicted to see above-normal rainfall this monsoon and rainfall is estimated at 106 per cent of the long-period common of 87 cm, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) acknowledged.
In a press convention, IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra asserted that the info from 1951 to 2023 portrayed that India noticed above-normal monsoon rainfall on 9 events when La Nina adopted the El Nino occasion.
“India is likely to see above-normal rainfall in the four-month monsoon season (June to September) with cumulative rainfall estimated at 106 per cent of the long-period average (87 cm),” he acknowledged.
India bought “below-average” cumulative rainfall — 820 mm in comparison with the long-period common of 868.6 mm — in 2023, an El Nino yr. Before 2023, India recorded “normal” and “above-normal” rainfall in the monsoon for 4 years consecutively.
El Nino situations — periodic warming of floor waters in the central Pacific Ocean — are linked with weaker monsoon winds and drier situations in India.
Presently, reasonable El Nino situations exist over the equatorial Pacific area.Â
Besides this, non-public climate forecasting company Skymet acknowledged that India is predicted to report a ‘regular’ monsoon in June-September this yr.Â
As per this forecast, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh will get satisfactory rainfall. States resembling Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal are more likely to get decrease rainfall throughout peak monsoon months of July-August. As per Skymet: “Northeast India is likely to observe less than normal rains during the first half of the season.”
(with inputs from PTI)
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