Monsoon reaches Kerala eight days before normal date, earliest arrival since 2009 | Check weather updates
The southwest monsoon reached Kerala on Saturday (May 24), marking its earliest onset over the Indian mainland since 2009 when it began on May 23, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Normally, the southwest monsoon makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from northwest India around September 17 and withdraws completely by October 15.
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