The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the South-West monsoon reached Kerala on Saturday (May 24), which is the first to knock the Indian mainland since 2009. The monsoon began on 23 May in 2009. Generally, the southwest monsoon knocks in Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by 8 July. It begins to retreat from northwest India around 17 September and goes back completely by 15 October. The IMD data shows that the monsoon reached the southern state on 30 May last year; In 2023 on 8 June; On 29 May in 2022; On 3 June in 2021; In 2020 on 1 June; In 2019 on 8 June; And on 29 May in 2018.
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The south-west monsoon, which brings more than 75 percent of the annual rainfall in India, has made its debut on the Kerala coast, which is the first arrival in the last 16 years. The last time it arrived in 2009 so soon when it reached the Indian coast on 23 May.
Since last week, the southern peninsula has received heavy rains in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and most parts of Karnataka with heavy rains. According to the Meteorological Department, widespread rains are likely to continue in Kerala-Mahe and Karnataka till 27-29 May. In the next five days, heavy rains are also expected to continue in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, especially on May 25 and 26, a warning of extremely heavy rains.
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According to meteorologists, there is no direct connection between the starting date and the total rainfall across the country during the weather. A quick or late monsoon in Kerala does not mean that it will cover other parts of the country in the same way. It is characterized by large -scale variability and global, regional and local characteristics.
In April, IMD had estimated more cumulative rainfall in the 2025 monsoon season, rejecting the possibility of El Nino’s position, which is linked to less than normal rainfall in the Indian subcontinent.
Rain forecast for weekend in Delhi
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in the national capital was recorded at 28.4 degrees Celsius, which is 1.7 degrees lower than the weather average. IMD has estimated thunderstorms with rain on Saturday and Sunday, while the maximum temperature is expected to be around 37 ° C. Relative humidity was recorded at 62 percent at 8:30 am on Saturday.
According to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air quality was “moderate” at 9 am, with the air quality index (AQI) 120. According to CPCB, between zero to 50 AQI is considered ‘good’, between 51 and 100 ‘satisfactory’, between 101 and 200 ‘medium’, between 201 to 300, ‘bad’, 301 to 400 is considered ‘very bad’ and 401 to 500 is considered ‘severe’.