Yesterday Southwest Monsoon made onset over Kerala more than a week ahead of schedule. Since 2010 Monsoon has been setting in over Kerala mostly on or after 29th May. During 2009 we saw onset over Kerala happen on 23rd May. 2025 is now the earliest mainland onset since then. 2025 will be the 14th year…
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Monsoon onset over Kerala – Things falling in place
Monsoon is a word but Monsoon onset over Kerala (MOK) is an emotion. It is an emotion not just for the weather community but most of India. Despite all the manufacturing advances over the past couple of decades agriculture still remains India’s largest provider of rural employment. Agriculture still contributes to about 16% of the…
Pre Monsoon Thunderstorms to end with a bang
On Tuesday IMD confirmed the onset of Southwest Monsoon over the southern parts of the archipelago. IMD also expects Monsoon to further progress over entire A&N islands along with parts of Arabian Sea and Comorin Sea. It may be ironic to talk about Pre Monsoon thunderstorms immeidately after Monsoon onset. But in a season that…
Fire and Ice Show to continue over Peninsular India
Many may remember Fire and Ice the poem written by Robert Frost. He uses the words Fire and Ice as a metaphor to talk about destructive forces. If you ask a weather blogger about Fire and Ice possibly the quickest reference could be to summer. A period when the land not only gets scorched under…
Hot & Dry Weather to continue over Peninsular East Coast
“One man’s meat is another man’s poison” is a very famous adage that was first recorded in 1576. The surprise rainfall event on Wednesday over North TN became the latest example of this. Many felt it was a welcome respite from the hot weather that was firming up. But ask the farmers around North TN…