Meteorological Department predicts normal rainfall in August and surplus rainfall in September
02-Aug-2024 02:06 PM
New Delhi. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted normal rainfall in August and above normal (surplus) rainfall in September during the southwest monsoon season this year, which will help in sowing of Kharif crops on one hand, but on the other hand,
there will be a risk for the new crop sown early and ready for harvesting in September. The rain in September can prove beneficial for the late crop.
According to the Director General of IMD, good rainfall is expected in the country in the second half of the monsoon season.
In August-September 2024, the entire country may receive 100 percent or more rainfall as compared to the long-term average. The long-term average of rainfall for these two months has been estimated at 422.8 mm.
But the IMD has also expressed the possibility of less than normal rainfall in some areas of the country during this period. This includes many parts of the Northeast region, some areas of East India adjacent to it, Ladakh,
Saurashtra and Kutch etc. Apart from this, in some places in the central part of the country and the peninsular region of the south, rainfall is likely to be less than 94 percent as compared to the long-term average.
According to the Meteorological Department, during the month of August, the entire country may generally receive normal rainfall (between 94 to 106 percent of the long-term average), but in some areas the rainfall is likely to be less than this.
This includes many southern parts of Central India and the northern peninsular area adjacent to it, the Northeast region and its adjacent eastern states, some parts of North-West India and the peninsular region of South India.
Conditions are becoming favorable for the La Nina weather cycle, due to which more monsoon rain is expected in the country in September. By mid-September, the sowing of Kharif crops is almost over and after that the time for its harvesting and preparation begins.
The surplus rainfall of September can prove to be helpful in the sowing of the upcoming Rabi crops.