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India’s Monsoon Comes 9 Days Early, Accelerating Planting | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
INDIA, JUN 29 – The India Meteorological Department reported a rapid monsoon advance fueled by strong low-pressure systems, with rainfall 8% above average and crop planting up 11% from last year.
- The India Meteorological Department confirmed the southwest monsoon covered all of India by June 29, 2025, nine days early.
- An anticyclonic circulation delayed the monsoon's arrival in Delhi, but the system weakened allowing monsoon progression and early nationwide coverage.
- The monsoon arrived in Kerala on May 24 and reached Mumbai by May 26, marking the fastest 2-day monsoon advance in decades.
- IMD forecasts above-normal rainfall with widespread rain expected across northwest India, including heavy falls and cooler temperatures in Delhi up to July 10.
- The early monsoon accelerates planting of summer crops like rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane, supporting India's largely rain-dependent agriculture sector.
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India’s monsoon comes 9 days early, accelerating planting | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
MUMBAI >> India’s annual monsoon rains covered the entire country on Sunday, nine days earlier than is typical, the weather department said, bringing forward planting of summer-sown crops.
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