La Nina weather cycle expected to arrive by the end of August

16-Aug-2024 01:43 PM

New Delhi. During the current year, the southwest monsoon has been very kind to India and due to good rainfall in different parts of the country,

the pace of sowing of Kharif crops is being seen to be fast. In the first 15 days of August, there was 15 percent more rainfall as compared to the normal average. According to the Meteorological Department,

this time the country is expected to receive 105 percent rainfall as compared to the long period average (LPA) and the La Nina weather cycle is expected to start becoming active by the end of August. La Nina is considered to be favorable to the monsoon.

According to the Meteorological Department, during August 1-15, the country received 153 mm of rain, which was about 15 percent more than the normal average level of 133.3 mm. Along with this, at the national level,

in the current monsoon season, between June 1 and August 15, 105 percent rainfall was recorded as compared to the normal average.

It is known that the rainfall was 11 percent less than June while it was 9 percent more in July. Between 1 June and 15 August, the country received 606.8 mm rainfall which was 4.8 percent more than the normal average of 579.1 mm.

The Meteorological Department has predicted normal rainfall in most parts of the country during the current monsoon season but has expressed the possibility of less rainfall in many southern parts of the intermediate weather subdivision and the adjacent northern peninsular region, eastern and northeastern states and some areas of northwestern India.

The latest data shows that during the first fortnight of August, 198.6 mm rainfall was received in the eastern and northeastern weather subdivision of the country which is 21.4 percent more than the normal average of 163.6 mm.

This subdivision includes West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and northeastern states. Earlier, the possibility of less rainfall was expressed there.