Coimbatore: The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has developed a forecast for the Northeast monsoon season (October to December) rainfall forecast for different districts of Tamil Nadu, based on the Southern Oscillation Index and Sea Surface Temperature values of Pacific and Indian Oceans, by using Australian Rainman International V.4.3.Software at the TNAU Directorate of Crop Management, Coimbatore.
Coimbatore: The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has developed a forecast for the Northeast monsoon season (October to December) rainfall forecast for different districts of Tamil Nadu, based on the Southern Oscillation Index and Sea Surface Temperature values of Pacific and Indian Oceans, by using Australian Rainman International V.4.3.Software at the TNAU Directorate of Crop Management, Coimbatore.
TNAU also forecast that during the Northeast monsoon, 2019, normal rainfall is expected at 60 percent probability level, throughout Tamil Nadu. The press release by TNAU also stated that since more than normal rainfall has been received during the August and September months, there is enough moisture stored in the soil.
Hence, TNAU suggested that farmers could take up sowing immediately with the available soil moisture that would support the initial crop growth. Further, the rainfall from Northeast monsoon is expected to help in better crop growth and productivity.