After driest August since 1901, IMD predicts normal rainfall across country in September

New Delhi [India], August 31 : After India witnessed the driest August since 1901, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that the monsoon is expected to be normal across the country during September.
According to IMD, the rainfall averaged over the country as a whole during September 2023 is likely to be normal (91-109 per cent of Long Period Average). The LPA of rainfall over the country during the month of September based on data from 1971-2020 is 167.9 mm.
The weather department also noted that the northeast states, the foothills of the Himalayas and some areas of east-central and south peninsular India will receive normal to above rainfall over many areas in September.
"However, the remaining part of the country is expected to get rainfall that is below normal," IMD added.
Apart from this IMD also informed that the rainfall in August over all of Central India and South Peninsular India was also the lowest since 1901, making it one of the worst months of monsoon deficiency in history. 
Informing about the maximum temperature, the Meteorological Department said that most parts of the country will have above-normal maximum temperatures whereas some areas in south peninsular India and some pockets of west-central India are likely to get normal to below-normal maximum temperatures.
"Over most parts of the country, above-normal minimum temperatures are likely to occur, except for some areas in extreme north India, which are likely to get normal to below normal minimum temperatures," IMD added.