- Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Monsoon arrives in Mumbai; earliest onset in 75 years
Commuters amid rains, in Solapur, Maharashtra. | Photo Credit: PTI via The Hindu
MUMBAI, May 26 (PTI): The southwest monsoon made its onset over Mumbai on Monday, more than a fortnight before its normal date, with IMD officials saying it is the earliest arrival of rains in the country's financial capital in 75 years.
"Southwest monsoon made its onset over Mumbai on May 26. This is the earliest onset in the last 75 years," India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist Sushma Nair said.
The normal date for monsoon's arrival in Mumbai is June 11.
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