Why the temporal distribution of 2020 monsoon season is highly skewed

The phenomenon has caused a lot of problems, such as the spurt in food prices and disruption in supplies due to breakdown in the already Covid-19-battered transport in the hinterland

The southwest monsoon of 2020 has been one of the best in terms of spatial distribution, with just 26 per cent of the country’s 685 districts receiving deficient and below-normal rainfall, and a majority of the districts getting adequate showers till September 22.

But it is the temporal distribution of the showers that has caused a lot of problems, such as the spurt in food prices and disruption in supplies due to breakdown in the already Covid-19-battered transport in the hinterland.

Skewed temporal distribution

The southwest monsoon this year was 17 per cent above normal in June, and 10 per cent below normal