Who has been more accurate in predicting monsoon in India, IMD or Skymet?
IMD and private forecaster Skymet Weather have predicted that monsoon rainfall in India this year is likely to be 92% and 94% of long period average (LPA), respectively. In past eight years, only Skymet accurately predicted rainfall in 2023 at 94%. In 2019, IMD and Skymet forecast seasonal rainfall at 96% and 93%, however, the actual rainfall stood at 110%.