Monsoon 2023: Skewed rainfall distribution drowning north, northwestern India while peninsular south remains dry
Deficit rainfall in 15 subdivisions in the eastern and southern peninsula as of July 10
How did monsoon 2023 progress and perform in June
Arrived late, covered entire country in 22 days rather than normal duration of 38 days
Parts of North West India may see cloud bursts, flash floods and landslides from July 8
Rare interaction of western disturbance and low-pressure systems could bring the extreme events
North India Deluge 2023: Rainfall during July 1-10 broke multiple records
Excess to large excess rainfall in almost 40% of country at the end of the period, but over half was still rain deficient
Global warming, Cyclone Biparjoy worked in tandem to bring monsoon to Mumbai and Delhi on same date
Incident last happened 62 years ago in 1961, confirmed IMD
Arid conditions in 78% of India; may affect summer crops
Southwest monsoon season in Kerala expected around June 4; 80% chance of El Niño event in May-June-July
Monsoon 2023: Withdrawal delayed again, may happen well into October
Even then monsoon rainfall would end up below normal; overall deficit of 7% in India at present
Many Indian districts saw half of seasonal rainfall in 24 hours
Districts in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh witnessed heavy and erratic rainfall on June 25 and 26
Kharif crops take a severe hit by intense and unprecedented rainfall across India
IMD advises farmers to drain maize fields, delay sowing paddy in several states
Monsoon 2023: August, September to be drier than normal for most of India, predicts IMD
Rainfall deficit in a third of the districts in the country, may worsen due to El Nino
It’s make or break for rice production in monsoon 2023
NOAA forecasts break in monsoon in August; rains key for paddy farming in West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh