New Delhi, September 30: Most parts of India are likely to record normal to above-normal maximum and above-normal minimum temperatures in October, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday. It said the northeast monsoon, which brings rainfall to five meteorological sub-divisions of south peninsular India -- Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Kerala and south interior Karnataka -- in the October to December period is most likely to be normal. Kerala Rains: Incessant Rainfall Causes Waterlogging, Traffic Snarls in Several Parts; IMD Issues Yellow Alert for 10 Districts (Watch Videos).

This means, the region may receive 88 per cent to 112 per cent of the long-period average of 334.13 mm of rainfall. Kerala Rains Forecast: Heavy Rain Predicted in State, IMD Issues Orange Alert in Four Districts.

The Met office said normal to above-normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of India in October. Above-normal minimum temperatures are predicted over large parts of the country, barring some parts of northeast, it added.

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