Monsoon in India is going to be better than normal this year. In fact, according to the Meteorological Department, this year there may be an average rainfall of 87 cm in the entire country. This is because the effect of La Nina will be seen on monsoon this year. For this reason, there is a possibility of good rain during monsoon i.e. in the months of August and September. The Meteorological Department has predicted that there will be a lot of clouds and rain in the monsoon season this year. Giving forecast, he said that there is a possibility of more rainfall than normal i.e. 106 percent between June and September. The Meteorological Department has issued a press release in this regard. It has also been said that El Nino, which is in the Pacific Ocean near the equator, is now weakening.
This time there will be heavy rain in monsoon
According to the Meteorological Department, due to the decreasing effect of El Nino, the effect of La Nina is going to increase. Due to this, more than normal rainfall may be recorded across the country. Addressing a press conference on long-term forecasts of monsoon rains, M Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, said that the long-term forecasts have been issued based on rainfall data from 1971 to 2020. He said that from June 1 to September 30, that is, in a total of four months, an average rainfall of 87 cm can be seen across the country.
The effect of La Nina will be seen
In this regard, the Indian Meteorological Department has said that if we look at the data from the year 1951 to 2023, it is found that a total of 9 times till now the monsoon has been better than normal in the country. Due to La Nina effect, there is an increase in monsoon rains. M Ravichandran said that according to the rainfall data from 1971 to 2020, we have introduced a new long-term average and normal. Between June 1 and September 30, the total average rainfall across the country is likely to be up to 87 percent.
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