A fresh spell of light to moderate rains is expected from 17 to 20 July in the national capital, said Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the regional forecasting center of the IMD.
According to IMD data, the overall rainfall in June was 118% of the Long Period Average, which is considered excess rainfall. The Met Department has predicted 103% rainfall of the LPA for July.
The monsoon rains arrived two days earlier than the usual date. However, private weather forecasting service, Skymet, said the rains will remain subdued.
IMD predicts the Northeast will once again receive less-than-average rainfall, but north-western, central & southern parts of India will have a normal monsoon.
Kerala monsoon brings with it a spurt in communicable diseases such as dengue, leptospirosis and ordinary fever that could up the mortality risk of Covid patients.
In an online briefing, IMD Director General M. Mohapatra said the Long Period Average (LPA) of monsoon will be 100 per cent which falls in the ‘normal’ category.
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