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24 May 2025, 15:12 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI) : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said the Southwest Monsoon has set in over Kerala on May 24, eight days earlier than its normal onset date of June 1.
This marks the earliest monsoon arrival in Kerala since 2009, weather department said.
'The Southwest Monsoon has set in over Kerala today, the 24th May, 2025, against the normal date of 1st June. Thus, the southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala 8 days before the normal date. This is the earliest monsoon onset over Kerala after the year 2009, when it was set in over Kerala on 23rd May 2009,' said the IMD official.
https://x.com/Indiametdept/status/1926161885625250073
In addition to Kerala, IMD said that a well marked low pressure area over eastcentral Arabian Sea off south Konkan coast concentrated into a depression and lay centered earlier today.
'The Well Marked Low pressure area over eastcentral Arabian Sea off south Konkan coast concentrated into a depression and lay centered at 0530 Hrs IST of today, the 24th May 2025 over eastcentral Arabian Sea and adjoining south Konkan coast near latitude 17.20 N & longitude 73.00E, about 40 km northwest of Ratnagiri. It is likely to move nearly eastwards and cross south Konkan coast between Ratnagiri and Dapoli as a depression during forenoon of today, the 24th May 2025,' IMD said.
Meanwhile, the ongoing heatwave in Rajasthan is expected to continue for the next five days, with several districts recording temperatures between 44 degree celsius and 48 degree celsius, worsening the dry conditions across the region, said the Indian Meterological Department. (ANI)
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