Maharashtra: Early Monsoon Brings Heavy Rain, Several Stranded; Train Services Halted in Mumbai - ChiniMandi

Monsoon likely to be ‘above normal’ at 106% of LPA in India; earliest-ever onset of monsoon breaks Mumbai’s rain record in May

The southwest monsoon hit Mumbai on Monday – the earliest onset ever recorded for the city, reported TOI adding that “the previous record was May 29, recorded in 1956, 1962, and 1971 (records date back to 1950).”  The newspaper noted that “the island city” broke a 100-year-old record for rainfall received in May, which has now touched 295mm. IMD’s Colaba observatory, which broke the all-time rainfall record for May, logging 439 mm so far, surpas…

Monsoon has arrived in Maharashtra ahead of schedule. Many districts of the state are receiving heavy rains. Due to which people are facing many problems. Roads are flooded. Water is everywhere. In these few days of rain, 21 people have died so far in different places in the state, while many people have been injured. Monsoon also reached Mumbai. This year, the monsoon arrived in the state 15 days before the scheduled date. Usually, the rains st…

Maharashtra: Early monsoon brings heavy rain, several stranded; train services halted in Mumbai - ChiniMandi

Mumbai (Maharashtra): The monsoon, which usually hits Maharashtra around June 11, arrived in the state in 15 days earlier this year. This year, the rainy season began in Sindhudurg district on May 25, and in Mumbai by May 26, a statement released by the Maharashtra government stated. According to the Meteorological Department, a low-pressure area developed over the Arabian Sea on May 22. It was expected to become a cyclone but instead turned int…