1. Current Status 0f Monsoon 2009 24 th June, 2009

2. ONSET AND ADVANCE OF MONSOON 2009

3. Monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1 and covers entire country by July 15

4. The NLM as on today passes through Bhuj, Baroda, Nasik, Solapur, Hyderabad, Kalingapattinam, Paradip, Bankura and Gangtok. Monsoon Delayed

5. RAINFALL

6. Normal monsoon rainfall features Month Normal Rainfall (cm) % of Seasonal rainfall June16.318.2 July29.332.9 August26.229.3 September17.519.6 All India89100

7. Rainfall upto June 23,2009 Regions Rainfall ActualNormal% Departure Country as a whole 50.4108.4-53 Northwest India 20.938.6-46 Central India 24.497.5-75 South Peninsula 83.8111.9-25 North East India 121.0261.8-54

8. FORECAST FOR NEXT ONE WEEK

9. Good convection over parts of Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal

10. A LOPAR lying over Gujarat Another developing over Bay of Bengal

11. Current observations and forecasts suggest Monsoon will advance over most parts of country except Northwest India by June end. 30 June

12. June rainfall vs seasonal rainfall During the Year from 1901 to 2000 (100 years) – 16 years of deficient June ( deficiency of more than 27%) The corresponding JJAS rainfall statistics are a) 5 years deficient JJAS ( negative departure -10% or more) - Deficient b) 5 years with negative departures ( negative departure upto -10%) - Normal c) 5 years with positive departures (positive departure less than 10%) - Normal d) year with positive departure (10% or more) - Excess (No 1:1 relation between June and seasonal rain)

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