Team Herald
PANJIM: After missing its normal date of withdrawal, the southwest monsoons are likely to withdraw from Goa within 48 hours.
The normal date of monsoon withdrawal for the State is October 14. In 2021 too, the monsoon withdrew from the coastal State on October 23.
IMD Goa in its bulletin informed that the conditions are favourable for further withdrawal of southwest monsoon from the entire country during next 48 hours.
“One of the conditions to declare withdrawal is reduction in moisture and rainfall over western sides to start withdrawing. However, the conditions were not satisfying,” IMD Goa in charge Rahul said.
The official monsoon season ended on September 30 with a 9.6 per cent deficit in rains, this year.
This was for the first time in last five years that Goa recorded deficit rainfall. The State’s average seasonal rainfall this year was 2720 mm, which is 9.6 per cent less than the long period average (normal) value of 3008 mm.
Meanwhile, several parts of Goa on Friday received rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms and lightening.