NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon retreated from parts of western Rajasthan and Punjab on Monday, 11 days after their normal retirement date, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Conditions are turning favorable for its subsequent withdrawal from some more parts of Rajasthan and Punjab and some parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh over the next two to three days, IMD said.
“The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from some parts of western Rajasthan and Punjab today, September 28, 2020,” he said. Dry weather is likely to prevail in parts of northern India for the next five days.
The official rainy season in the country begins from June 1 to September 30.
This year, the monsoon made its appearance Kerala June 1, your normal start date. It covered the entire country on June 26, almost a fortnight longer than usual.
Based on the revised date, the new normal date for the monsoon to cover the entire country is July 8. The normal earlier date for the monsoon to cover the entire country is July 15.
The monsoon has also retired at the end of this year. The new normal withdrawal date for the monsoon to withdraw from western Rajasthan is September 17, while the previous normal date for the monsoon to withdraw from western Rajasthan is July 15.
As the monsoon receded from parts of northern India, other parts of the country will continue to receive rain.
A canal runs from a cyclonic circulation over the east Bihar west-central Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Andhra Pradesh via the Ganges west bengal and coastal Odisha.
Under the influence of this system, scattered or fairly widespread showers with moderate thunderstorms and lightning are very likely to occur in the southern Indian peninsula over the next three days, the meteorologist said.
Isolated heavy rains are highly likely over Tamil Nadu over the next two days, the IMD added.
According to the meteorological department, the monsoon will end on a higher note than normal. As of September 27, the country had received 9% more rainfall than normal.
Precipitation in the range of 96-104 percent of the long-term average (LPA) is considered “normal”; 104-106 percent of LPA as ‘above normal’. Anything over 110 percent is considered “excess.”
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