Monsoon starts an early withdrawal from Rajasthan

The southwest monsoon has withdrawn following the development of an anti-cyclonic circulation over West Rajasthan at 1.5 km above mean sea level, the absence of rainfall over the region for the past five consecutive days, and a reduction in atmospheric moisture content up to the mid-tropospheric level --- the required meteorological conditions.

“The line of withdrawal of southwest monsoon currently passes through Sri Ganganagar, Nagaur, Jodhpur and Barmer in Rajasthan.Conditions are favourable for further withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from some more parts of Rajasthan and some parts of Punjab and Gujarat during next 2-3 days,” IMD has said.

Conditions are becoming favourable for the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon from some parts of West Rajasthan around September 15, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. If the monsoon starts withdrawing from West Rajasthan on September 15, this will be the earliest start of withdrawal since 2015, when the withdrawal began on September 4. To be sure, 2016 also saw withdrawal begin on September 15.