The country is likely to see ‘above normal’ rainfall during monsoon season between June and September 2024, the IMD said, reaffirming its previous forecast.
The southwest monsoon seasonal rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be 106% of the long-period average with a model error of ± 4%, the IMD stated in a press release on Monday. The forecast bodes well for India’s economy, more so for the agricultural sector, which took a hit because of inequitable rainfall last season.