Skymet

Private weather forecaster warns about the effect of El Nino phenomenon

Skymet said that there is a 0% chance of excess rainfall in the upcoming monsoon season

Met advises farmers to monitor crops regularly, resort to light irrigation

The quality of some of the important economic statistics put out by the govt - for much of which there can be no comparable private substitute - remain questionable and undependable, writes T N Ninan

The high humidity has pushed up the levels of discomfort by several notches. Though, on the thermometers, the actual reading of temperature might not reflect the level of pain and trouble

The private weather office says IMD overlooked its own parameters to meet forecasts; Met says it will never compromise on standards. Skymet says rains haven't come yet

"The first half of the 2022 monsoon season is expected to fare better than the latter. Monsoon is likely to make a decent start during the onset month of June," Skymet said.

Monsoon in second half of the season not expected to be as good as first

LPA for the four-month southwest monsoon season that starts from June is 881 millimeters

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Amount will help in setting up more ground observation units in calamity-prone eastern India. Skymet aims to help mitigate risks and provide accurate data to farmers in the region

Amount will help in setting up more ground observation units in calamity-prone eastern India. Skymet aims to help mitigate risks and provide accurate data to farmers in the region

According to Allied Market Research, need for more accurate prediction has unleashed a wider domain for the global weather forecasting market to grow from $1.2 bn in 2016 to $2.7 bn by 2023

The last time India had three consecutive years of normal monsoon was in between 1996 to 1998, according to private agency.

While the Composite Weather Index will be seasonal, Rain Index will show daily variations in value, depending on actual rainfall across the country and long seasonal variations

Skymet announces arrival of monsoon over Kerala, but IMD differs

It also stated that the sea conditions would be rough between May 17 and 20.

Due to bad weather in Delhi, eight planes were diverted to Lucknow and Jaipur

While IMD in April had said the country would receive 96 per cent of the Long Period Average, Skymet had predicted 93 per cent of the LPA

In its outlook for kharif crop in 2019-20, Skymet said the rice production is expected to fall 12.4 per cent year-on-year to 88.66 million tonnes