Rainfall in June-September rainy season will be 102% of the 50-year average with a model error of plus or minus 4% The southwest monsoon arrived as forecast on the Kerala coast on Monday and India’s crucial four-month rainy season is likely to see normal rainfall, the government’s weather office said, raising hopes of a bumper crop this year, a rare bright spot in a virus-ravaged economy.
Rainfall during the June-September rainy season will be 102% of the 50-year average with a model error of plus or minus 4%, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
That is more than its own April forecast of 100% of the 50-year average, indicating that the conditions have turned favourable.