The Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday that the country is expected to receive more than normal rainfall in the month of June, which could be 108 percent of LPA (long period average).
Meteorological Director General Mrityunjay Mahapatra said that more than normal rainfall is expected in Central and South India. North-west India may receive normal, while the Northeast may receive less than normal rainfall.
Earth Science Ministry Secretary M Ravichandran said- In the current season, the core zone of the monsoon is expected to be more than normal (more than 106% of long period average). He also will also use India Forecast System from today.
The core zone of the monsoon includes Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha and surrounding areas. Most of these rainfall occurs during the South West monsoon and this region depends a lot on monsoon rains for farming.
What is long period average
This means that the Meteorological Department has set 87 cm (870 mm) to the long period average (LPA) for the southwest monsoon based on the period of 1971-2020. If a year’s rainfall is more than 87 cm, it is considered more than normal. If low, it is considered a weak monsoon.
Know what is India Forecast System
The Government of India today launched the Advance India Forecast System (BFS). Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh handed it over to the country. This system will help the panchayat level in disaster management, farming, water management and public safety.
The BFS system will give more accurate and smallest information about the weather than ever. It has been prepared by the Indian Indian Institute and Tropical Metrological (IITM) in Pune.
The BFS system will estimate the weather at a resolution of 6 km, which is the best in the world. With this, the smallest meteorological phenomena such as rain, storm can be detected more accurate than before. M Ravichandran, secretary of the Ministry of Earth Science, said that now the weather forecast will be more local and accurate than before.
