India to get below normal rainfall with precipitation less than 90% of LPA: IMDIndia anticipates below-average monsoon rains this year, with precipitation expected to be less than 90% of the Long Period Average (LPA). ...
Country received normal rainfall during June-September: IMDEarlier, IMD said India's June-September monsoon rains are likely to start withdrawing from the northwest region from Oct 6, marking one of...
Monsoon withdrawal delayed further: IMDThe monsoon’s withdrawal this year will be among the most delayed in recorded history, the weather office said on Friday.
Cyclone Nisarga goes easy on MumbaiCyclone Nisarga, which intensified to a severe cyclonic storm early on Wednesday morning, made landfall at the Maharashtra coast just south...
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IMD offering uninterrupted updates despite extended lockdownOn April 17, a group 'C' employee working at the Lodhi Road (Delhi) office of India Meteorological Department IMD had died due to coronavir...
Meteorological data relayed by aircraft goes down by 60% in India due to suspension of flightsIndia Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General M Mohapatra said the data shared by the flights is used in forecast models, especial...
Weatherman rings alarm bells, warns of flash floodsShort bursts of heavy rains new norm, cities not equipped to deal with deluge, says IMD head.
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Late monsoon surge to shower relief on states at drought riskMet officials expect rain activity in the coming days to make some dent in the large deficits in UP, MP and, to a lesser extent, Haryana.
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Cyclone Vardah making landfall, 2 killed in Tamil Nadu"The wind speed near Chennai 90-100 kmph. Heavy rains and storm surge is expected. Landfall process has commenced at 2 PM. The cyclone will...
Cyclone Phailin: How IMD’s bang on predictions helped minimize loss of livesPhailin blunts the notion that weather forecasts by IMD are often off the mark. Most often it is our governments that don't follow up on it...
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