Special Report: Why India’s 'Meteorological Department' Could 'Always' Be Wrong On 'Monsoon Forecast'?

On June 02, India’s met department had some terrible news to share with a sweltering country: The monsoon rains may be deficient—and Asia’s third largest economy could be staring at a drought year.

But the 140-year-old Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) could be wrong.
Or, at least, that’s what Skymet—India’s largest private weather forecaster—contends, just as it did with its April 22 forecast that the monsoon will be 102% of the 50-year-long period average (LPA). In other words, the monsoons, which account for about 70% total rainfall in the country, will be normal.