Skymet raises monsoon forecast to 109% of LPA
Weather forecaster Skymet on Tuesday revised its forecast for the coming monsoon from 105% to 109% of the Long Period Average (LPA). The monsoon during June and July will be 87% and 108% of LPA, while during August and September it will be 113% and 123% of LPA respectively, it said. LPA is the average rainfall between 1951 and 2000.