North India may experience 'above normal' summer this year, says IMD

North India — which comprises states like UP, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan —along with parts of southern and north-eastern areas of the country may experience ‘above normal’ summer in the March-May period this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.

In the rest of the country, the temperatures are expected to be normal over most subdivisions.

“The season averaged maximum temperatures in Himachal Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Konkan, Goa, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh are likely to be higher than normal by 0.5-1.0 degree Celsius,” the Met department said in its forecast.

It also said there is 37 per cent probability