PUNE: Making rapid progress, monsoon covered the entire country on Tuesday — 10 days earlier than usual. Last year too, monsoon had covered the whole country in advance — on July 3. India Meteorological Department said monsoon had been advancing rapidly for the last five days.
Weather conditions have been ‘‘very favourable’’ for the progress of monsoon, especially in the northern regions, A B Mazumdar, deputy director general, meteorology, told TOI. He said these conditions, including a strong wind flow, led to good showers in parts of north India for the last two days.
This year, monsoon had reached Bay of Bengal three days earlier than normal and had set in over Kerala on May 31 and over Mumbai on June 11 (both close to normal date). Although it covered north-eastern states slightly before usual, it reached Kolkata on June 13, a week later than usual.
South-west monsoon normally sets in over Bay of Bengal on May 20 and over Kerala on June 1. It covers most parts of peninsular India up to Mumbai and north-eastern states by June 10 and most parts of central and east India by June 15. It reaches Delhi around June 29 and covers the entire country by July 15.
IMD data for the last 30 years revealed the arrival of monsoon in Kerala was advanced by 14 days to May 18 in 2004 and delayed by 11 days to June 12 in 1983.
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Weather conditions have been ‘‘very favourable’’ for the progress of monsoon, especially in the northern regions, A B Mazumdar, deputy director general, meteorology, told TOI. He said these conditions, including a strong wind flow, led to good showers in parts of north India for the last two days.
This year, monsoon had reached Bay of Bengal three days earlier than normal and had set in over Kerala on May 31 and over Mumbai on June 11 (both close to normal date). Although it covered north-eastern states slightly before usual, it reached Kolkata on June 13, a week later than usual.
South-west monsoon normally sets in over Bay of Bengal on May 20 and over Kerala on June 1. It covers most parts of peninsular India up to Mumbai and north-eastern states by June 10 and most parts of central and east India by June 15. It reaches Delhi around June 29 and covers the entire country by July 15.
IMD data for the last 30 years revealed the arrival of monsoon in Kerala was advanced by 14 days to May 18 in 2004 and delayed by 11 days to June 12 in 1983.
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