Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, May 29: The southwest monsoon arrived in Kerala on Sunday, three days ahead of its expected arrival date of June 1, according to the forecast office.
The southwest monsoon is the lifeblood of India’s agricultural economy.
“Southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala on Sunday, May 29, against the normal date of onset of June 1,” said India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra.
The IMD had previously predicted onset over Kerala on May 27 with help from remnants of Cyclone Asani that struck the Bay of Bengal a fortnight ago. The forecast has a four-day model error.
The leftover weather systems that lingered over the southern peninsula, on the other hand, faded away.
