New Delhi [India], India Meteorological Department said the southwest monsoon has advanced into parts of northeast India from Thursday and reached the Kerala coast. This year the monsoon has started two days before the normal date of June 1.
This year, Kerala received massive pre-monsoon rains. In 2023, rainfall during the monsoon season (June–September) over the entire country was 94 per cent of its long period average. The southwest monsoon is advancing over the Indian mainland. It marks the onset of monsoon in Kerala and is an important indicator marking the transition from the hot and dry season to the rainy season.As the monsoon moves north, the areas it covers experience respite from scorching summer temperatures. These rains are important to the Indian agricultural economy (especially for standing crops). There are three crop seasons in India – summer, kharif and rabi crops which are sown during October and November and Rabi produce which is harvested from January onwards depending on maturity. Crops sown during June–July, which depend on monsoon rains, are harvested in October–November, which are Kharif. Summer crops are crops grown between Rabi and Kharif. Traditionally, Kharif crops are highly dependent on the normal progress of monsoon rainfall.Paddy, moong, millet, maize, groundnut, soybean, cotton are some of the major Kharif crops. According to an analysis conducted by India Ratings and Research (Industry), the dependence of kharif crop production on monsoon rainfall is gradually declining. -Ra) Earlier this year, the IMD in its first long-range forecast had said that the south-west monsoon (June-September) this year is expected to be above normal (106 per cent of the long period average), a Private forecaster Skymet has also predicted a normal monsoon this year, with more than 70 per cent of the total rainfall over India receiving during this south-west monsoon period, thus, impacting the livelihood of about 45 per cent of India. However, timely and appropriate occurrence of monsoon rains is of prime importance for the Indian economy. The population depends on agriculture which depends on rainfall. The IMD is releasing its first phase forecast for southwest monsoon rainfall during April since 2003.The first phase forecasts hold value for farmers, policy makers and investors, who use this information to take necessary actions. For the upcoming Kharif season.
This year, Kerala received massive pre-monsoon rains. In 2023, rainfall during the monsoon season (June–September) over the entire country was 94 per cent of its long period average. The southwest monsoon is advancing over the Indian mainland. It marks the onset of monsoon in Kerala and is an important indicator marking the transition from the hot and dry season to the rainy season.As the monsoon moves north, the areas it covers experience respite from scorching summer temperatures. These rains are important to the Indian agricultural economy (especially for standing crops). There are three crop seasons in India – summer, kharif and rabi crops which are sown during October and November and Rabi produce which is harvested from January onwards depending on maturity. Crops sown during June–July, which depend on monsoon rains, are harvested in October–November, which are Kharif. Summer crops are crops grown between Rabi and Kharif. Traditionally, Kharif crops are highly dependent on the normal progress of monsoon rainfall.Paddy, moong, millet, maize, groundnut, soybean, cotton are some of the major Kharif crops. According to an analysis conducted by India Ratings and Research (Industry), the dependence of kharif crop production on monsoon rainfall is gradually declining. -Ra) Earlier this year, the IMD in its first long-range forecast had said that the south-west monsoon (June-September) this year is expected to be above normal (106 per cent of the long period average), a Private forecaster Skymet has also predicted a normal monsoon this year, with more than 70 per cent of the total rainfall over India receiving during this south-west monsoon period, thus, impacting the livelihood of about 45 per cent of India. However, timely and appropriate occurrence of monsoon rains is of prime importance for the Indian economy. The population depends on agriculture which depends on rainfall. The IMD is releasing its first phase forecast for southwest monsoon rainfall during April since 2003.The first phase forecasts hold value for farmers, policy makers and investors, who use this information to take necessary actions. For the upcoming Kharif season.