Central India to receive highest rainfall

New Delhi, April 17: With high probability of normal monsoon at 97 percent predicted pan India for 2018, private weather forecaster Skymet on Tuesday forecast central India to receive highest rainfall at 108 percent between June and September.

A figure between 96 to 104 percent is considered normal monsoon. Below 90 percent rainfall is considered deficient, 95 percent is considered below normal and between 105 and 110 percent is above normal.

Giving its regional distribution forecast, Skymet has predicted highest rainfall for central India that includes north Maharashtra, Konkan (Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka), Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh and parts of Madhya Pradesh.

Its predictions have an error estimate of plus-minus eight percent.

The central region is expected to have 15 percent excess rainfall and 10 percent below normal with five percent chances of drought.