According to the IMD data, 22 states and Union Territories have had deficient rain (short by 20% or more), including seven with a large deficiency (60% or more). Rainfall has been normal in seven other states, and in excess in five states (including three with large excess).
With the southwest monsoon expected to arrive later than usual in Kerala, on June 6, its northward progression will be delayed.
The delay, meteorologists said, is due to the presence of a strong mid-latitude regime that is preventing the otherwise smooth entry of the monsoon currents from over the Bay of Bengal.
It was a pleasant Monday morning in the city as the minimum temperature settled at 22.8 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average, news agency PTI reported. According to the MeT department, the humidity level recorded at 8.30 am was 49 per cent. The weather department has predicted partly cloudy skies later in the day.
The MeT Department, in its forecast bulletin for the region, said, “Dust storm/thunderstorm, accompanied with gusty winds (wind speed 30-40 Kmph) and lightning, are likely at isolated places on May 2. Thunderstorm, accompanied with gusty winds (wind speed 30-40 Kmph) and lightning, likely at isolated places on May 22-23 in the state”.
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With the southwest monsoon expected to arrive later than usual in Kerala, on June 6, its northward progression will be delayed. “Upon reaching the south Andaman Sea, the monsoon may take three to four days additionally to cover the Andaman Sea and further over to the Andaman and Nicobar islands. We expect the monsoon to arrive in Kerala only around June 6,” DS Pai, head of IMD’s Long Range Forecast (LRF), had told The Indian Express. Read full story here
From March 1 to May 19, the country has had 82.1 mm rainfall against the normal of 104.6 mm for this stage. Pre-monsoon rain is vital to agriculture in several parts of the country. So far, 22 states and Union Territories have had deficient rain (short by 20% or more), including seven with large deficiency (60% or more). Rainfall has been normal in seven other states, and in excess in five states (including three with large excess). Read full story here
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