New Delhi: After India recorded its lowest August rainfall since 1901, the Southwest Monsoon is likely to return over the weekend to bring rain to central and southern states of the country. The Meteorological Department gave this information on Thursday. Addressing reporters through digital medium, Director General of India Meteorological Department Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that normal rainfall is likely in September.
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However, Mohapatra said that even if there is more rain in September, the average rainfall recorded during the June to September session is expected to be less than the season’s normal rainfall. He said the biggest reason behind the lack of rain in August was the formation of an El Niño condition in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
However, Mohapatra said that the difference in sea surface temperature of the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is now turning ‘positive’, which could reverse the effect of El Nino.
He said that eastward movement of clouds and rain in the tropics could play an important role in triggering the monsoon again.
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