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Monsoon expected over Kerala around June 5, says IMD
Thiruvananthapuram, June 2
Weather conditions
are becoming favourable for the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala
around June 5, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.
The
IMD's bulletin forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places in Kerala and
the Lakshadweep from June 5 morning till the morning of June 6.
The
IMD earlier forecast the southwest monsoon would set over Kerala on May
30, with a model error of plus or minus four days. If one were to go by
this calculation, June 3 would be the last date for the onset of
monsoon in the southern state.
Meanwhile, scattered rain was
reported on Tuesday at a few places in the state, but most parts of the
capital district and other places in Kerala witnessed a rise in day
temperature, as the sun shone brightly. With high humidity levels, this
made the day difficult for people.
In the past three years,
monsoon set in in the first week of June, while from 2006 till 2011, the
onset was in the last week of May.
Weather officials are
analysing the data recorded at 14 weather stations located at the
Lakshadweep, Kerala and Mangalore in Karnataka.
The onset of
monsoon is declared on the basis of amount of rain received at these 14
stations. Besides, wind and cloud formations are other indicators.