Monsoon withdrawal from October 10: IMD

monsoon is likely to begin its retreat from October 10, a delay of more than a month, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.

This is longest delayed withdrawal of monsoon recorded by IMD.

monsoon was 'above rmal' this year with IMD recording precipitation of 110 per cent of Long Period Aver (LPA). LPA between 1961 to 2010 is 88 centimetres.

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"Due to likely formation of an anti-cyclonic circulation over Rajasthan at 1.5 kilometres above mean sea level around October 6, withdrawal of southwest monsoon is likely to commence from rthwest India around October 10," IMD said in its forecast.

Rains are likely to stop in rthwest India after October 7 and conditions are ripe for withdrawal of monsoon, Mahesh Palawat, Vice President (Meteorology and Climate Change) of Skymet Wear said. 

rmally, monsoon starts withdrawing from west Rajasthan from September 1. 

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