How did monsoon 2023 progress and perform in June

Arrived late, covered entire country in 22 days rather than normal duration of 38 days

Himachal, which recorded heavy pre-monsoon rains, battered as system finally moves into state

Nine killed, property worth crores destroyed

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

71 per cent Indian districts stare at poor monsoon, shows DTE analysis of IMD data

These districts have received deficient or no rain so far

Delayed monsoon: Centre asks districts to be ready with contingency plans in case of drought-like conditions

The Union government maintained there is no need to panic yet

Rainfall deficit widens as monsoon stays away in first-half of September

Southern peninsula is the worst hit with 72 per cent rainfall deficit

Monsoon 2022 will be ‘normal’ but highly erratic month-to-month: Skymet

Abrupt and intense rains with abnormally long dry spells predicted  

Continuing monsoon: Live storage of all Indian reservoirs now 88 % of their capacity

However, Tripura and Nagaland are still facing a deficit in their reservoirs

Mid-monsoon update: Officially normal, but 185 districts are deficit in rainfall

Crop acreage has picked up as July rainfall dips by nearly 10 per cent  

Cyclone Mandous: DTE’s coverage of the 2022 Northeast Monsoon’s first cyclone

Mandous made landfall at Mamallapuram on the intervening night of December 9-10

A monsoon warning

More rainfall predicted in second half of monsoon

Some regions like Marathwada, Punjab and Haryana to remain parched

The heat is on: Reservoir, groundwater levels dip in Bihar amid high temperatures, poor pre-monsoon

Bihar has recieved 99% less than normal rains during the first week of June

Simply Put: Monsoon, a yearly increment

El Nino impact? India to experience below-normal southwest monsoon, predicts Skymet Weather

The distribution of rainfall throughout the season would also be skewed

Extended monsoon, warm winter reduce Alphonso mango yield by 40%

Shortage in supply of the popular variety may keep the prices high

September monsoon forecast: IMD predicts excessive rainfall for south, west, central India

Rainfall may be up to 75% above normal; quick, intense spells can trigger floods

Monsoon 2022: Jharkhand farmers give up on paddy harvest due to scanty rains

Lowest amount of rainfall in the last decade; climate change to blame, says Met

Monsoon 2022: Driest July on record for east and North East India

Both regions will continue to be in deficit for August and September, according to IMD

Monsoon 2022: Himachal sees 7 cloudbursts, 31 flash floods in a month

Cold desert region affected; 133 deaths due to calamities reported in state

Is Monsoon 2022 on schedule?

India to witness a ‘dry’ start to southwest monsoon: IMD

Rainfall will be over 50% below normal in at least 10 major states 

Water levels critically low in India’s reservoirs, river basins due to absence of pre-monsoon rain in areas

Odisha had highest departure from normal storage

Frequent marine heatwaves in Indian Ocean disrupt India‘s monsoon patterns

Western Indian Ocean and northern Bay of Bengal most affected

Winter monsoon: 2021 had fewest sub-divisions with normal rainfall in five years

The anomaly can be attributed to climate change, say experts