Above Normal Monsoon Forecast
NEW DELHI - Apr 12/16 - SNS -- Public and private forecasters are predicting an above normal monsoon for the Indian subcontinent this year.
In its first forecast of the year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the South West monsoon, which lasts from June 1 to September 30, will probably be 4% to 10% above the long period average (LPA). Chances of below normal or deficit monsoon are rated very low.
A similar forecast was issued by private forecaster Skymet Weather, which thinks rainfall accumulations will 5% above normal, with a 35% probability of above average rainfall. Earlier in the month, private climate management company Weather Risk Management Services also predicted that monsoon 2016 would be about 5% to 10% above normal.
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