India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said that the monsoon this year is likely to be normal in the country as a whole.
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It is likely to be in the range of 96-104 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), Mohapatra said.
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"Southwest Monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal (96 to 104 per cent of Long Period Average (LPA).
"Quantitatively, the monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be 101 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA) with a model error of plus or minus 4 per cent," he said.
The LPA of the season rainfall over the country as a whole for the period 1961-2010 is 88 cm.
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