Monsoon unlikely to pick up until July
The Hindu
System unlikely to move further over the next week, says Met. Department
Monsoon rainfall that was 40% above normal for the month until June 18, has reduced to a trickle over the previous week. The latest update from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) computes the monthly rainfall until June 24 to be just 26% of the normal and there is unlikely to be a significant boost until the first week of July. As of Thursday, India had received 152 mm of rainfall as opposed to the normal 121.2 mm. On Tuesday the IMD said India is in the grip of a “weak monsoon spell.” The southwest monsoon has so far covered most parts of the country except parts of the northwest — Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. Unusually, for this period, the monsoon has progressed to eastern, central and adjoining northwest India earlier than normal by 7-10 days. However, further progress over the remaining parts of country is unlikely for the last week of June, the IMD noted.More Related News