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New Delhi, April 15 (Hindustan Reporter) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said India is likely to have an 'above normal' monsoon this year. On Monday, the Indian Meteorological Department released the forecast of this year's monsoon in the country and said that this time the total rainfall of the season is likely to be 106 percent with an average of 87 cm.
Meteorological Department Director General Mrityunjay Mahapatra said in the press conference that in the study of rainfall data from 1971 to 2020, we have started a new long-term average and normal. According to this, the average total rainfall of the entire country from June 1 to September 30 will be 87 cm. La Nina conditions associated with good monsoon will develop in India between August-September.
Mahapatra said the analysis showed that in the 22 La Nina years, most years recorded normal or above normal monsoons, except 1974 and 2000, when below normal rainfall was recorded. He said that currently, moderate conditions of El Nino are prevailing over the equatorial Pacific region. Forecasts indicate that El Nino conditions are likely to weaken further to neutral ENSO conditions during the initial part of the monsoon season followed by La Nina conditions during the second half of the monsoon season.
According to the department, the extent of snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere during the last three months (January to March 2024) was below normal. Winter and spring snow cover extent in the Northern Hemisphere as well as in Eurasia is generally inversely related to the subsequent Indian summer monsoon rainfall.
