Southwest monsoon withdraws from whole nation: IMD

The southwest monsoon withdrew from your complete nation on Thursday, a day after the same old date of October 15, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned.

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At the identical time, the northeast monsoon has set in over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, south inside Karnataka and Kerala-Mahe, the IMD mentioned.

This 12 months, the monsoon reached Kerala on May 24, its earliest onset over the Indian mainland since 2009, when it arrived on May 23.

It lined your complete nation 9 days earlier than the same old date of July 8. This was the earliest the monsoon has lined your complete nation since 2020 when it did so by June 26.

The main rain-bearing system normally makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers your complete nation by July 8. It begins retreating from northwest India round September 17 and withdraws utterly by October 15.

India recorded 937.2 mm of rainfall in opposition to the conventional of 868.6 mm, a surplus of 8%, in your complete four-month monsoon season that ended on September 30.

Earlier this month, the IMD mentioned that the majority areas in India, barring some areas within the northwest, are anticipated to obtain above-normal rainfall throughout the post-monsoon season from October to December.

IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra mentioned 15% extra rainfall than regular is anticipated in October, following bountiful rains within the June-September monsoon season.

East and northeast India recorded 1,089.9 mm of rainfall, 20 per cent beneath the conventional of 1,367.3 mm.

“Rainfall over east and northeast India this monsoon season was the second lowest since 1901. The lowest rainfall (1,065.7 mm) in the monsoon season in the region was recorded in 2013,” the IMD Director General mentioned.

Northwest India obtained 747.9 mm, 27.3% greater than the conventional of 587.6 mm. This was the very best since 2001 and the sixth highest since 1901.

All districts in northwest India recorded above-normal rainfall in June, August and September, Mr. Mohapatra mentioned.

Punjab suffered its worst flooding in a long time, with swollen rivers and breached canals inundating 1000’s of hectares of farmland and displacing lakhs of individuals.

In the Himalayan States, cloudbursts and flash floods triggered landslips and triggered widespread injury. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand reported washed-out bridges and roads, whereas Jammu and Kashmir witnessed repeated cloudbursts and landslides.

The IMD attributed the excess rain to lively monsoon situations supported by frequent western disturbances that enhanced rainfall over the area.

Central India recorded 1,125.3 mm of rainfall, 15.1% greater than the conventional of 978 mm, whereas the southern peninsula gauged 9.9% extra rainfall than the conventional of 716.2 mm.

India gauged 8.9% extra rainfall than regular in June, 4.8% surplus in July, 5.2% extra in August and 15.3% above regular in September.

The 2025 monsoon season noticed 18 low-pressure programs and 69 low-pressure system days in opposition to a mean of 13 and low-pressure programs and 55 such days.

The monsoon is essential for India’s agriculture sector, which helps the livelihood of round 42% of the inhabitants and contributes 18.2% to the GDP.

It additionally performs a key function in replenishing reservoirs important for ingesting water and energy era.