{"id":16791,"date":"2026-06-04T16:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/kerala-welcomes-monsoon-rainy-season-begins-amid-el-nino-concerns-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T10:52:22","slug":"kerala-welcomes-monsoon-rainy-season-begins-amid-el-nino-concerns-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/kerala-welcomes-monsoon-rainy-season-begins-amid-el-nino-concerns-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala Welcomes Monsoon: Rainy Season Begins Amid El Ni\u00f1o Concerns | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131500373,imgsize-91404,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/131500373.jpg\" alt=\"Monsoon sets in over Kerala, marking beginning of rainy season in Ind\" title=\"Image credit: PTI\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The southwest (summer) monsoon has set in over Kerala on Thursday, three days after its normal date, IMD said. Monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1, marking the beginning of rainy season as well as sowing operations in India.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Last year, monsoon arrived over Kerala eight days in advance on May 24. Early or late arrival of monsoon has, however, nothing to do with the overall quantitative or spatial rainfall during the four-month rainy season. Overall status of the monsoon and its advancement depend on multiple climatic factor.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>Amid the growing risk of El Ni\u00f1o, the IMD has already predicted \u2018below normal\u2019 monsoon rainfall this year with 60% probability of its being \u2018deficient\u2019, triggering a fear of drought.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\".\" msid=\"131500334\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-131500334\/.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>\u201cThe southwest monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of southwest and southeast Arabian Sea, some parts of westcentral and east-central Arabian Sea, entire Lakshadweep islands, Kerala and Mahe, some parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, remaining parts of Comorin area, southeast Bay of Bengal and some more parts of southwest, westcentral, eastcentral and northeast Bay of Bengal on June 4,\u201d said the IMD while announcing the monsoon onset over India\u2019s mainland.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>It said, \u201cConditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, entire Goa, some parts of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, some more parts of Karnataka, remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, Southwest Bay of Bengal, some more parts of Westcentral, Eastcentral and Northeast Bay of Bengal, some parts of Northeastern states during the next 2-3 days.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>IMD had earlier predicted May 26 (with a model error of +\/- 4 days) as the monsoon arrival date over Kerala. The forecast, made on May 15, however, went off the mark.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The Met department has been issuing operational forecasts for the date of Monsoon onset over Kerala from 2005 onwards. An indigenously developed state of the art statistical model with a model error of \u00b1 4 days is used for the purpose.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/monsoon-sets-in-over-kerala-marking-beginning-of-rainy-season-in-ind\/articleshow\/131500294.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: The southwest (summer) monsoon has set in over Kerala on Thursday, three days after its normal date, IMD said. Monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1, marking the beginning of rainy season as well as sowing operations in India.Last year, monsoon arrived over Kerala eight days in advance on May 24. 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