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Business News/ News / India/  Normal monsoon likely in August, September: IMD
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Normal monsoon likely in August, September: IMD

The rainfall in August is likely to be 99% of the LPA with an error margin of plus or minus 9%
  • The rainfall across the country as a whole during the two-month period is likely to be 100% of the Long Period Average
  • Jammu: A pedestrian crosses a road during monsoon rainfall, in Jammu, Thursday, Aug 1, 2019. ((PTI Photo))Premium
    Jammu: A pedestrian crosses a road during monsoon rainfall, in Jammu, Thursday, Aug 1, 2019. ((PTI Photo))

    NEW DELHI : Monsoon is expected to be normal in August and September, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday in its forecast for the second half of the four-month rainfall season.

    Quantitatively, the rainfall across the country as a whole during the two-month period is likely to be 100% of the Long Period Average (LPA) with a model error of plus or minus 8%.

    The rainfall in August is likely to be 99% of the LPA with an error margin of plus or minus 9%.

    "The probabilistic forecast suggests that the rainfall across the country as a whole during second half of Southwest Monsoon season is most likely to be normal (94-106 per cent of LPA) with a probability of 45%," the IMD said.

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    Published: 01 Aug 2019, 06:00 PM IST
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