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Below-normal rainfall, above-average temperatures likely in February in In
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Monthly rainfall over the country as a whole during February 2026 is most likely to be below normal, that is, less than 81 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA)," Mohapatra said.
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Monsoon surplus continues in India with record 101% of normal rainfall
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
India's cumulative rainfall remains in surplus this monsoon season, standing at 101 per cent of the long-period average (LPA), a notch higher than last week's 100 per cent, according to a report by ICICI Bank Global Markets.
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Rajasthan sees wettest July in 69 years with 285 mm rainfall
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Rajasthan has experienced its wettest July in nearly seven decades, with cumulative rainfall of 285 mm recorded across the state, according to the Meteorological Centre in Jaipur. This marks a 77% surplus compared to the state's long-period average (LPA) of 161.4 mm for the month.
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Total sown area up 11.3 per cent due to good Southwest monsoon: Report
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The overall sown area for Kharif crops has improved by 11.3 per cent as of June 27, 2025, on year on year basis, as South-West monsoon has picked up pace, with rainfall recorded at 9 per cent above the Long Period Average (LPA) until June 30, 2025, revealed a recent report by Bank of Baroda.
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Mumbai likely to receive moderate to heavy rainfall today
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Southwest monsoon rainfall over India is expected to be 106 per cent of the Long Period Average, India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. This projection is more than the 105 per cent forecast in the April update.
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India set to experience above normal rainfall this monsoon season
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Southwest monsoon rainfall over India is expected to be 106 per cent of the Long Period Average, India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. This projection is more than the 105 per cent forecasted in the April update.
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India receives 8% more monsoon rains, highest since 2020; good news for ag
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Southwest monsoon rains in India hit four years high this season, experiencing about 108 per cent of the long period average at 934.8 mm, data made available by state-run weather bureau India Meteorological Department showed. A rainfall of 868.6 mm is the long period average in India.
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India received about 8% more rainfall this monsoon season
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The rainfall across India during the 2024 southwest monsoon season (June-September) was 108 per cent of the long period average (LPA), marking an above-normal monsoon season, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Once monsoon arrives in Kerala, will take 8-10 days to cover Maharashtra:
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
In 2023, rainfall over the country as a whole during monsoon season (June-September), was 94 per cent of its long-period average.
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IMD predicts above normal rainfall this monsoon, heatwave to decline from
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Director General of Meteorology, IMD, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said, "The South West Monsoon rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be 106 per cent of the long-period average with a model error of 4 per cent. Thus, above-normal rainfall is most likely over the country as a whole," Moh
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Anticipated above-normal Southwest monsoon brings hope for India's agricul
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to Geojit insights, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) expects above-normal rainfall, with the total from June to September anticipated to be 106 per cent of the long-period average.
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After driest August since 1901, IMD predicts normal rainfall across countr
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to IMD, the rainfall averaged over the country as a whole during September 2023 is likely to be normal (91-109 per cent of Long Period Average). The LPA of rainfall over the country during the month of September based on data from 1971-2020 is 167.9 mm.
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