India: Normal Rains Observed During Northeast Monsoon

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   IN2025-0005
India's northeast monsoon began on October 15, five days ahead of schedule, however, cumulative rainfall between October and December was three percent lower than the fifty-year average according to India’s Meteorological Department (IMD). The monsoon officially withdrew from Tamil Nadu on January 27, four weeks later than the average withdrawal date of December 20. IMD has forecast normal to above normal rainfall between January to March over most parts of the country.

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