Weather Update: Monsoon is returning late for the 13th consecutive year, know the reason behind this
weather Updates 2023 :- The Meteorological Department had indicated on 21 September that the withdrawal of monsoon could begin from the end of 21 to 27 September. Usually, the south-west monsoon winds in the country start withdrawing from north-west India around September 17, but this season there is no possibility of a comeback as of now and the rains may extend till October. This is the 13th consecutive year that the withdrawal of monsoon is delayed.
weather Updates 2023 :- The Meteorological Department had indicated on 21 September that the withdrawal of monsoon could begin from the end of 21 to 27 September. At the same time, it is estimated that there may be less than normal rainfall in the country till September 30. However, it will be between 90 to 95 percent. The normal average during the monsoon season from June to September is 868.8 mm. According to IMD, till September 21, overall rainfall in the country was reduced by seven percent. 36 percent of the districts have received either deficient (20 to 59 percent below normal) or excess (more than 59 percent below normal) rainfall.
According to the forecast of Elena Surovyatkina, a climate scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, the withdrawal of monsoon from northwest India may begin between September 30 and October 9. This means that the withdrawal of monsoon in the north-west of the country will be delayed by 13 to 22 days.