Thiruvananthapuram: The southwest monsoon officially set in over Kerala on Saturday, May 24, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). 

This is the earliest monsoon arrival in Kerala since 2009, when it began on May 23. Historically, the earliest recorded onset since 1975 occurred in 1990, when the monsoon arrived on May 19.

Minister K Rajan said another deep depression is likely to form in the Bay of Bengal by May 27, according to indications from several weather agencies.

The IMD had earlier indicated favourable conditions for an early onset, supported by neutral El Nino–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) conditions, both key drivers of monsoon behaviour. The early onset is likely to result in increased rainfall activity across Kerala in the coming day.

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