Monday, June 22, 2009

Monsoon Revives Past Two-Week: India Meteorological Department - June 22, 2009

The weather department said today, 22 June 2009 the south-west monsoon, which had been stalled since 7 June 2009, revived on 21 June 2009 and is likely to cover more parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, The revived monsoon may cover Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh by the first week of July 2009.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on its website that conditions are favourable for further advance of the monsoon over some parts of the Maharashtra including Mumbai, remaining parts of Karnataka and some more parts of Andhra Pradesh during next few days.

Earlier on 18 June 2009 India Meteorological Department IMD said that monsoon rainfall during the first two weeks of June 2009 was 45% below the normal at 39.5 milimetres.

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