The southwest monsoon arrived over Kerala. The weather department on Thursday confirmed the arrival of monsoon in a tweet. The arrival of monsoon, crucial to the country’s farm-dependent economy, is announced based on factors such as wind speed, consistency of rainfall, intensity, and cloud cover.
SOUTHWEST MONSOON HAS SET IN OVER SOUTHERN PARTS OF KERALA TODAY, THE 03RD JUNE, 2021. DETAILS IN THE PRESS RELEASE TO BE ISSUED SOON@rajeevan61
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) June 3, 2021
After two years of above-average rainfall, the IMD, in its second long-range forecast, has predicted normal monsoon rainfall at 101% of the long-period average (LPA) this year. The LPA is the average rainfall (88cm) recorded in India every year between June and September from 1961 to 2010. India receives about 70% of its annual rain during the four-month monsoon that is crucial for rice, soybean, and cotton cultivation. Good rainfall has been a prime reason for the farm sector’s resilience for two years, and its ability last year to buck the Covid-19 pandemic.
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