Date: Jan 11, 2010
 
North East Monsoon (2009-10)
 

End of season report NE monsoon & Progress of Rabi sowing

  • North East (NE) monsoon rains are due to either low pressure or depression or cyclonic air movements

  • South west monsoon has withdrawn from entire country on October 22, 2009.

  • The NE monsoon rains have begun from October 29 , 2009

  • The current North East monsoon season (Oct-Dec) until Dec 31, 09 registered a rainfall of 135.5 mm. This is +8% higher than the historic 'normal' or long period average (LPA) of 125.9 mm for this period for the entire country

  • The total rainfall was 112% of its LPA over Tamil Nadu, 106% of its LPA over Kerala, 145% of its LPA over Karnataka & 83% of its LPA over Andhra Pradesh.
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  • Out of eight South Indian meteorological subdivisions, seven meteorological subdivisions (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, Kerala, Rayalaseema, Telangana, North & South Interior and Coastal Karnataka) received excess/normal rainfall and one meteorological sub division (Coastal Andhra Pradesh) received deficient rainfall during the season.

  • Out of 95 meteorological districts of TN, AP, Karnataka & Kerala, 73 districts (76.84%) received excess/normal rainfall & the remaining 22 districts (23.16%) received deficient/scanty rainfall during the season..

  • Increase in the area sown for Rabi is reported for Wheat, Maize, Barley, Rice, Chickpea, Lentil, Blackgram and Greengram. Area under wheat has risen by 1.99% as compared to the previous year

  • South India meteorological sub-division wise rainfall (1st to 31st Dec, 09)
    Rainfall Meteorological sub-divisions
    Excess
    (+20% or more)     		North Interior & Coastal Karnataka
    Normal
    (+19% to -19%)    		 Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, Kerala , South Interior Karnataka, Telangana, Rayalaseema
    Deficient
    (-20% to -59%)    		 Coastal Andhra Pradesh
    Rabi estimates

    Vigorous SW monsoon rains late in the season has contributed to improved soil moisture. As a result the prospects of Rabi crop has also improved

    GOI expects Rabi
    Foodgrains output to be 8.5 mt higher than last year's 116.18 mt.
    Oilseeds production output to be 1.5 mt higher than last year's 10.28 mt.

    GOI has estimated the total Rabi and kharif foodgrain and Oilseeds output to be around 221 m t and 27 m t, respectively.
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    See weather pages to get the details (Viz. Southwest monsoon 2009 - End of season report, NE monsoon 2009, Rainfall in different regions of India, Rainfall in different states of India, Weather & impact on crops, Satellite image, Status of major reservoirs in South India etc.)
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