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Informist, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025

 

--IMD: Saw withdrawal of southwest monsoon from India Thursday

--CONTEXT: Normal date for withdrawal of southwest monsoon is Oct 15

--IMD: Southwest monsoon has withdrawn from India on Thursday

 

MUMBAI – The southwest monsoon has withdrawn completely from India, a day later than the normal date of Oct. 15, the India Meteorological Department said Thursday. On Sept. 30, the weather agency, while detailing its outlook for Oct-Dec, had said the overall withdrawal from India may stretch beyond Oct. 12. According to the weather bureau, the southwest monsoon officially ends on Sept. 30.

 

The withdrawal of the southwest monsoon began from Rajasthan on Sept. 15, earlier than the usual date of Sept. 17. However, after retreating from most of northwest India, the withdrawal stalled on Sept. 26. The withdrawal resumed only on Oct. 10.

 

The southwest monsoon withdrew from most parts of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and entire Gujarat during Oct. 10-12. It retreated from the entire east, central, northeast, and south India in the following four days. During Jun-Sept, India recorded 8?ove normal rainfall at 937.2 millimetres, data from the weather bureau showed.

 

This year, the southwest monsoon hit the Kerala coast on May 24, eight days ahead of its normal date of Jun. 1 and by May 29, the monsoon current covered southern and northeast India entirely, and parts of east and central India. However, after May 29, the monsoon was in a weak phase and advanced only on Jun. 16. The monsoon covered entire India on Jun. 29, nine days before the normal date of Jul. 8.  End

 

Reported by J. Navya Sruthi

Edited by Ashish Shirke

 

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