Above normal rainfall likely in June, predicts weather department

India is likely to receive above-normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon season this year, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.

The weather agency said that the country is expected to get 106% of the long period average rainfall, which refers to the mean rainfall during the four-month monsoon season over the last 50 years. The season generally begins in June and starts to retreat by September.

The long-period average of seasonal rainfall across the country, for the period between 1971 and 2020, is 87 cm.