Breaking 4-year trend, monsoon ends with ‘below normal’ rainfall

Breaking the four year trend of good rainfall in either ‘normal’ or ‘above normal’ category during 2019-2022, India recorded ‘below normal’ monsoon rainfall at 94.4% of the long-period average, according to data for the June-September period released by the India Meteorological Depart- ment (IMD) on Saturday, reports Vishwa Mohan. The Met department, however, forecast ‘normal’ rainfall for winter monsoon in Peninsular India during October-December.