pre-monsoon

NEW DELHI –Heavy pre-monsoon showers are likely to lash India's southern state of Kerala between May 16 and May 22, according to weather officials in the state-run Indian Meteorological Department, a positive sign regarding the arrival of this year's monsoon.

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Southern parts of India will continue to get scattered to widespread pre-monsoon rainfall.

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One of the weather officials said that pre-monsoon showers are normal and lashing the country's northeastern, eastern and southern regions.

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Mr. Patel said pre-monsoon sowing, which normally takes place in the second and third week of May, was higher this year because of good soil moisture and water availability.

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The pre-monsoon rainfall has also been very good, he said late Tuesday.

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"Our models show that pre-monsoon showers over Kerala will be more than normal," the first official said, cautioning that the movement of rain clouds from the sea towards the Kerala coast until the middle of the month will be crucial to the timely arrival of the monsoon.

Pre-Monsoon Rains to Lash Kerala Biman Mukherji 2011

The pre-monsoon rainfall has also been very good, he said late Tuesday.

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But the weather official was optimistic about a timely arrival for the monsoon, saying his hopes have been boosted by pre-monsoon showers in Kerala three to four days ago.

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A man carrying a sack walks along the shores of the Arabian Sea as pre-monsoon clouds hover over Mumbai city, on Saturday.

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This is on top of almost nil pre-monsoon showers in the entire belt.

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