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India to see above-normal rainfall this Monsoon; June to witness heatwave conditions: IMD
The central and south peninsular regions of the country too are likely to receive above-normal rainfall, while northwest would receive normal rainfall.
The IMD predicts that states such as Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, which hold the status for being rain-fed areas and core monsoon zones, will receive above-normal rainfall. (Express Photo)
India will continue to experience heatwave conditions in the month of June even as most parts of the country will witness above-normal rainfall in the upcoming Monsoon season, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast.
IMD Director General, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, in a virtual press conference on Monday, said that the four-month monsoon season is likely to see net rainfall of 106 percent of the long-period average (LPA) of 87 cm. “Conditions are favourable for monsoon onset over Kerala in the next five days”, he said.
The weather department predicted that Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, which hold the status for being rain-fed areas and core monsoon zones, will receive above-normal rainfall.
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The central and south peninsular regions of the country too are likely to receive above-normal rainfall, while northwest would receive normal rainfall. However, northeast India would receive below-normal rainfall, the Met official said.
In the month of June, the country is likely to experience normal rainfall — 92-108 per cent of the LPA of 166.9 mm, said the IMD chief. He, however, added that “barring a few parts of southern peninsular India, normal to above-normal maximum temperatures are expected” in the country in the upcoming month. Rainfall recorded in an area over a period of time — season or month — is referred to as the long-period average (LPA)
June and July are considered as core monsoon zones due to their favourable conditions for sowing of Kharif crops, hence making the rainfall frequency a critical aspect of agricultural activities throughout the country.
On the ongoing heatwave, Mohapatra said, “Currently, there are two climatic events that are acting like external catalysts for the weather, El Nino which prevails and La Nina which is expected to set in around August and September.”
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El Nino is referred to as a condition wherein the central Pacific Ocean surface waters experience periodic warming rendering dry conditions and below normal rainfall. However, La Nina is attributed to heavy to torrential rainfalls.
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