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The second half of the monsoon season is expected to bring 106% of the country’s average rainfall. This is based on the Long Period Average (LPA), which is 422. 8 mm. The IMD’s Director General, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, shared this during an online press conference.
IMD predicts 106% of average rainfall
New Delhi: India is expected to get more than usual rainfall in the second half of the monsoon season this year, which is August and September, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD's Director General, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, shared this during an online press conference, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
IMD's DG Mohapatra mentioned that most parts of the country will have normal rainfall in August, but some areas in the northeast and nearby parts of eastern India might get less rain. He also said that there's a chance of more than normal rainfall in September.
Overall, the second half of the monsoon season is expected to bring 106% of the country's average rainfall. This is based on the Long Period Average (LPA), which is 422. 8 mm.
Most parts of the country are likely to get normal or more than normal rainfall. Light to moderate rain is expected in most of northeastern India, parts of Uttarakhand, northern areas of Bihar and West Bengal, and parts of Vidarbha. The IMD Director General said that in the first part of the monsoon, which is June and July, the country received more rain than usual. Some states like Himachal Pradesh faced flood-like conditions.
The IMD uses the Long Period Average (LPA) to predict the monsoon.
The LPA shows the average rainfall, which is 422. 8 mm between 1971 and 2020. If the rainfall is 106% of the LPA in a year, it is considered above normal.
The country received 474.3 mm of rain from June 1 to July 31, which is 6% more than the normal amount of 445. 8 mm. The IMD chief noted that there were 624 instances of extremely heavy rain and 76 heavy rainfall events, which are the lowest in the last five years. He added that northeast India has had below-normal rainfall for five consecutive years.
Over the last 30 years, northeastern states have seen a decreasing trend in rainfall. In May, the IMD had predicted that India would get 106% of the long-period average rainfall of 87 cm during the June-September monsoon season. Rainfall between 96% and 104% of this 50-year average is considered normal.
