{"id":282405,"date":"2025-04-15T10:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T10:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/india-to-receive-above-normal-rainfall-in-2025-with-neutral-el-nino-conditions-imd-says\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T10:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T10:11:07","slug":"india-to-receive-above-normal-rainfall-in-2025-with-neutral-el-nino-conditions-imd-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/india-to-receive-above-normal-rainfall-in-2025-with-neutral-el-nino-conditions-imd-says\/","title":{"rendered":"India to receive above normal rainfall in 2025 with neutral El Nino conditions, IMD says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/118783427.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"India to receive above normal rainfall in 2025 with neutral El Nino conditions, IMD says\" title=\"India to receive above normal rainfall in 2025 with neutral El Nino conditions, IMD says\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-brcount=\"9\">The <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/india-meteorological-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India Meteorological Department<\/a> on Tuesday announced that the country is likely to experience above-average monsoon rains in 2025, with <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/neutral-el-nino-conditions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">neutral El Nino conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/dynamic_link.cms?msid=107107653&subsecid=1715249553&pos=toppotime:119-->Addressing a news conference, M. Ravichandran, the Secretary in the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said that the monsoon rains are expected to reach 105% of the long-term average this year. <\/p>\n<p>This projection signals a potentially fruitful <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/agricultural-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agricultural season<\/a>, which is crucial for the livelihoods of millions of farmers across the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The annual monsoon season in India typically commences around June 1, beginning in the southern state of Kerala, and lasts until mid-September. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) defines normal rainfall as falling between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the four-month period.<\/p>\n<p>The Met Department said that the above-normal seasonal rainfall is very likely over most parts of the country except some areas over Northwest India, Northeast India and South Peninsular India, where below-normal rainfall is likely.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none;\" data-ga-impression=\"Events_widget_$pagename#Impression#url\" class=\"liveEventMain_widget custom_ad\">\n<div class=\"topContain\">\n<div class=\"imgBox\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"logoTitle\">Live Events<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/live_events_widget.cms?pagename=articlepotime:1--><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:143--><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/india-to-receive-above-normal-rainfall-in-2025-with-neutral-el-nino-conditions-imd-says\/articleshow\/120307740.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday announced that the country is likely to experience above-average monsoon rains in 2025, with neutral El Nino conditions. Addressing a news conference, M. Ravichandran, the Secretary in the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said that the monsoon rains are expected to reach 105% of the long-term average this year. 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