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The southwest monsoon is expected to make its much-awaited onset over the National Capital Region of Delhi around July 7-8, almost a week behind its usual arrival date of July 1.
According to private weather forecasting company, Skymet Weather Services Ltd, the southwest monsoon which is currently hovering around the Andaman and Nicobar island is expected to reach the Kerala coast in a couple of days around May 28 and thereafter make a steady progress across the country with minor delays of 2-3 days.
The Monsoon usually reaches Kerala around June 1. The forecast is with a model error of plus and minus two days, Skymet said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that in 2013, southwest monsoon will arrive in Kerala around June 3 with a model error of 3-4 days.
The met office had also predicted that rains in 2013 would be normal at around 98% of the Long Period Average (LPA). Long Period Average is the average rainfall of the last 50 years, estimated to be around 89 centimeters.
Skymet said rains are expected to arrive in Mumbai around June 8, two days ahead of its scheduled arrival date.
