Above normal in Central India, monsoon likely to be normal in north and south: IMD
New Delhi, June 01: The Southwest Monsoon is likely to be normal in north and south India, above-normal in central India and below-normal in east and northeast India, the MeT department said on Tuesday.
Releasing its Second Long Range Forecast for Southwest Monsoon 2021, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said that the monsoon this year is likely to be normal in the country as a whole.
It
is
likely
to
be
in
the
range
of
96-104
per
cent
of
the
Long
Period
Average
(LPA),
Mohapatra
said.
"Southwest
Monsoon
seasonal
(June
to
September)
rainfall
over
the
country
as
a
whole
is
most
likely
to
be
normal
(96
to
104
per
cent
of
Long
Period
Average
(LPA).
"Quantitatively,
the
monsoon
seasonal
(June
to
September)
rainfall
over
the
country
as
a
whole
is
likely
to
be
101
per
cent
of
the
Long
Period
Average
(LPA)
with
a
model
error
of
plus
or
minus
4
per
cent,"
he
said.
The
LPA
of
the
season
rainfall
over
the
country
as
a
whole
for
the
period
1961-2010
is
88
cm.