June, the first month of Southwest Monsoon 2017 ended on an exceptionally good note. Heavy to very heavy rains with several three-digit rainfall were recorded in many areas of the country. In fact, flood like conditions were observed in several areas of Northeast India.
Initially, Southwest Monsoon was active over the areas it had made an onset at. In fact, the west coast were observing good rains in the beginning. Thereafter, there was a slight lag and Monsoon had become normal over the regions.
As Monsoon spread its wings further, weak Monsoon conditions were observed during the beginning of the third week of June. In fact, rainfall activity had reduced over almost the entire country. However, as we entered the fourth week of June, Monsoon surge once again became active over many parts and good rains began to lash many parts.
During that time, Mumbai and other areas of the western coast recorded heavy to very heavy rains with three digit rains over the Konkan region. With this, Southwest Monsoon ended on a surplus note over the country.
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As on June 30, the cumulative rainfall stands at a surplus of 4 percent. Skymet Weather had predicted June to end at 102 percent and with the actual rains being at 104 percent, the forecast has been accurate enough.
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As far as the regional distribution is concerned, the best performing region is Northwest India where a surplus of 50 percent has been recorded in terms of rains. Delhi has been the rainiest region in the entire Northwest India in the month of June.
Meanwhile both Central and South India recorded a rain surplus of 5 percent each. However, East and Northeast India were the driest regions despite flooding in many areas of Northeast India. The region ended on a deficient note of 17 percent.
Now, Southwest Monsoon will cover the entire country during the first week of July. However, after the first week of July, rains are likely to reduce from several parts of the country. Not only this, the forecast states that July may end on a deficit note of roughly around 6 percent.
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