Indias 2016 monsoon rains seen above average: Skymet

April 12, 2016 09:15

India's annual monsoon rains are likely to be above average, the country's only private weather forecaster said on Monday, snapping two straight years of drought that cut farm output and farmers' income.

The July to September monsoon delivers nearly 70 per cent of annual rains and waters half of India's farmlands that lack irrigation facilities. Monsoon rains are expected to be 105 per cent above a long-term average, with a 35 per cent probability of above average rainfall, Skymet said in a statement.

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