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  2. Monsoon of South Asia - Wikipedia

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    The economic significance of the monsoon is aptly described by Pranab Mukherjee's remark that the monsoon is the "real finance minister of India". [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A good monsoon results in better agricultural yields, which brings down prices of essential food commodities and reduces imports, thus reducing food inflation overall. [ 48 ]

  3. Monsoon - Wikipedia

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    After the arrival at the Eastern Himalayas, the winds turns towards the west, travelling over the Indo-Gangetic Plain at a rate of roughly 1–2 weeks per state, [51] pouring rain all along its way. June 1 is regarded as the date of onset of the monsoon in India, as indicated by the arrival of the monsoon in the southernmost state of Kerala.

  4. India's monsoon rains turn patchy, to pick up later this month

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    India, where nearly half of the country's farmland lacks irrigation, has so far received 7% above average rainfall since June 1, when the monsoon arrived on the southernmost Kerala coast, said ...

  5. Indian Monsoon Current - Wikipedia

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    The Winter Monsoon Current extends from the Bay of Bengal, around India and Sri Lanka, and across the Arabian Sea at a latitude of approximately 8 degrees North. Currents flow to the southwest along the coast of Somalia to the equator. Measurements of the strengths of these currents have been obtained from ship drift records.

  6. Southwest monsoon retreat brings relief to parts of ... - AOL

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    After months of flooding, deadly lightning strikes and numerous landslides, residents across India and the surrounding region may be eagerly awaiting the retreat of the Southwest monsoon. However ...

  7. Climate of India - Wikipedia

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    During the Triassic period of 251–199.6 Ma, the Indian subcontinent was the part of a vast supercontinent known as Pangaea.Despite its position within a high-latitude belt at 55–75° S—latitudes now occupied by parts of the Antarctic Peninsula, as opposed to India's current position between 8 and 37° N—India likely experienced a humid temperate climate with warm and frost-free weather ...

  8. Earth rainfall climatology - Wikipedia

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    In Asia, rainfall is favored across its southern portion from India east and northeast across the Philippines and southern China into Japan due to the monsoon advecting moisture primarily from the Indian Ocean into the region. Similar, but weaker, monsoon circulations are present over North America and Australia.

  9. Climate of Delhi - Wikipedia

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    The end of the monsoon marks the arrival of a transition season. Autumn arrives by early or mid-October and is marked by a very dry ambience, warm days and pleasant nights. Maximum temperatures drop below 30 °C (86 °F) by late October and there is a gradual fall in average temperature. The minimum temperature drops below 20 °C (68 °F). [22]