NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon finally withdrew from the entire country on Wednesday, 13 days after its normal date of final withdrawal. With the final withdrawal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the northeast monsoon, a phenomenon that brings rainfall in extreme south peninsular India, has commenced. Analysis of withdrawal dates of southwest monsoon from the entire country during 1975-2020 period shows that the 2010 had seen the most delayed withdrawal on October 29.
Like this year, the withdrawal date in 2016 was also October 28 while 2000 and 2017 had seen it on October 25. Predicting weather conditions during next few days, the IMD said, “Scattered rainfall with moderate thunderstorm and lightning is very likely over Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry during next five days with isolated heavy falls over south Tamil Nadu on October 29.”