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The weather agency had in April said that the country as a whole is expected to get 106% of the long period average rainfall.

The southwest monsoon is expected to make onset over Kerala around May 31 against the normal date of June 1 and “its advance soi far has been near normal and conditions will continue to be favourable for its onset over Indian mainland,” said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of meteorology, IMD.

GUWAHATI: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), in its updated long-range forecast for the southwest monsoon season that spans from June to Sept.

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NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has this year adopted a new forecasting strategy and more sophisticated comprehensive scientific model to come out with monthly forecasts during the monsoon season from May onwards, making it possible for farmers, government authorities, disaster managers and other users to plan their activities in much better ways. The new dynamical model was also used to generate the first stage southwest monsoon forecast on Friday, predicting normal rainf...