India’s All-Important Monsoon Likely Close to Normal This Year

  • AccuWeather says it’s leaning toward an average wet season
  • It doesn’t look like a drought year in India, forecaster says
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India’s all-important monsoon will probably be close to normal this year amid the absence of El Nino or La Nina weather patterns during the four-month wet season, according to AccuWeather Inc.

The monsoon, which typically runs from June to September, is considered normal when total rainfall is between 96% and 104% of the national average of just over 88 centimeters (35 inches), the weather forecaster said.