INDIA
Monsoon Likely to Be Below Normal This Year: Skymet
LPA is the average of rainfall between 1951 and 2000, which is 89 cm.
New Delhi, April 3:┬а Monsoon rains may be "below normal" this year, Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency, said on Wednesday. The monsoon is likely to be 93 per cent of the long period average (LPA), it said. Anything between 90-95 per cent of LPA falls under the "below normal" category.┬аDelhi: Rain Gives Respite from Soaring Mercury, Air Quality Remains in Moderate.
LPA is the average of rainfall between 1951 and 2000, which is 89 cm.┬аSkymet CEO Jatin Singh attributed the El Nino phenomenon as the reason behind a possible below normal rainfall. According to Skymet forecast, there is a 55 per cent chance of a "below normal"┬а rainfall.
