Monsoon forecast: IMD betters prediction at 103% of average, says these two regions to receive above-normal rainfall
Asked about the criticism faced by IMD for the "hasty" declaration of monsoon onset over Kerala, Mohapatra said the weather office followed a scientific process to announce the onset and progress of monsoon.
May 31, 2022, 16:20 PM IST
Showers bring relief to Delhi-NCR, IMD predicts heavy intensity rain: See pics
IMD has predicted thunderstorms with moderate to heavy rainfall for August 7.
Aug 07, 2021, 15:50 PM IST
Southwest monsoon expected to revive from July 8: Secretary of Ministry of Earth Sciences
M Rajeevan, Secretary of Ministry of Earth Sciences said that models indicate the formation of a weather system in the Bay of Bengal.
Jul 04, 2021, 23:28 PM IST
Monsoon to hit Mumbai in next 24 hours, says IMD
As the Southwest monsoon is moving towards South India at its own pace, it has advanced into some more parts of Maharashtra on Saturday (June 13, 2020). According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Southwest monsoon is the onset line now from 18°N AS, Harnai, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Gondia, Champa, Ranchi.
Jun 13, 2020, 14:18 PM IST
Southwest monsoon retreats on happy note, India records highest rainfall in 25 years
After 1994 (110 per cent of Long Period Average), rainfall received in 2019 (110 per cent of LPA) is the highest season rainfall received by the country as a whole. After 1931, this is the first time, the seasonal rainfall is more than LPA even after the June rainfall deficiency was more than 30 per cent of LPA.
Sep 30, 2019, 23:50 PM IST
