Monsoon arrives in Mumbai 12 days late; joint third-most delayed onset since 1950
The annual Southwest Monsoon advanced further into Maharashtra on Tuesday and reached Mumbai 12 days after its normal onset date of June 11, a day after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) indicated a brief revival in the weather activity over the region. Dark clouds cover the Mumbai skyline as the Southwest Monsoon makes its onset over western India. (Raju Shinde/ HT Photo) The Met department has forecast further progress towards Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh by Friday, with the monsoon expected to advance into Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand by the end of June. IMD data, as per records since 1950, shows that this is the joint third-most delayed monsoon onset over Mumbai. Last year, the monsoon arrived in Mumbai on May 26 — 16 days ahead of schedule and the earliest onset in 75 years. In contrast, the most delayed onset was recorded on June 25 in 1959, 2019 and 2023. The monsoon reached the city on June 24 in 1974 and on June 23 in 1981, matching this year’s date, according to IMD records. “The …
