NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) may have announced the onset of monsoon in Kerala on May 30 this year, but seasonal rainfall may arrive a day before.
Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) Secretary M Rajeevan said the conditions look favourable for arrival of monsoon before the announced date.
“The announced onset date for monsoon is May 30, but there is a possibility that it may hit Kerala a day before that,” Rajeevan told reporters.
The normal date of onset of monsoon over Kerala is June 1, which marks arrival of seasonal rainfall in the country.
With chances of El Nino, a phenomena associated with warming of Pacific waters, the IMD has predicted a normal monsoon this year. (AGENCIES)
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