THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Will the monsoon set in on the predicted D-day on June 1? Though the conditions are favourable for the onset, the India Meteorological Department will declare it only if 60 per cent of the 14 stations in the state record a rainfall of above 2.5 mm on two consecutive days.In short, the rainfall on Thursday and Friday will be crucial for the declaration of onset of monsoon on June 1. Sixty per cent of stations such as Minicoy, Amini, Thiruvananthapuram, Punalur, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Thalassery, Kannur, Kasargod and Mangalore must report a rainfall of 2.5 mm or more for two consecutive days. Then the IMD will declare the onset on the second day. Though rainfall was reported in several places in the state on Wednesday, it was not up to the margin set by the IMD. Last year, the monsoon onset was on May 29, two days ahead of the predicted date. For the past five years, onset of monsoon in the state was before June.Against the predicted date of May 20, monsoon advanced to Andamans on May 24 this year. The IMD bulletin on Wednesday stated that the conditions would become favourable for further advancement of southwest monsoon into some parts of southeast Arabian Sea and nearby areas during the next two or three days. Satellite pictures have confirmed cloud formations over the state and the IMD is hopeful of the onset of monsoon in the coming days.
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