India is likely to receive normal monsoon rains in 2023 despite the likely emergence of the El Nino weather phenomenon, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on 26 May.
Monsoon onset dates were revised in 2020 based on 60 years of data from 1960 to 2019. The onset date for Port Blair (Andaman Nicobar) is 22nd May, Sri Lanka 26th May and the mainland (Kerala) 01st June. Pre Monsoon cyclones of May in the Indian seas have unique characteristics and differ from basin to basin.
According to the IMD, the monthly average maximum temperature in Delhi for April is 35.3°C, however this year it was 1.2 degrees Celsius lower than the long-period average.
The Meteorological Department has reiterated that El Nino, which is said to be dangerous for the Indian monsoon, is still in neutral condition. The | BLiTZ
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