Monsoon rain reaches Kerala after longest delay in 4 years
Published on Jun 08, 2023 07:07 PM IST
- The onset of monsoon in Kerala was announced earlier in the day by the IMD which said it was delayed by a week.
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After a delay of more than a week, monsoon rain reached Kerala on Thursday, offering relief to farmers and marking its latest arrival in four years. (Reuters)
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"Southwest Monsoon has set in over Kerala today, the 8th June 2023, against the normal date of 1st June," the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement. (PTI)
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The IMD earlier predicted the rains to arrive over the state's coast on June 4 but the formation of severe cyclonic storm Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea delayed their onset. (PTI)
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The monsoon has begun after taking into account rainfall measured at weather stations in the southern state of Kerala and westerly wind speeds, the IMD confirmed. (AP)
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Conditions are favourable for the monsoon to advance into the central Arabian Sea and some parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states, the IMD said. (PTI)
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