The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday declared the onset of monsoon over Kerala.
On Wednesday, Kerala recorded widespread rainfall activity across different stations.
Earlier on June 5, the weather department had said the arrival of monsoon was expected in Kerala in the next two days, with the formation of a low-pressure area over the southeast Arabian Sea and its intensification.
Private forecasting agency Skymet Weather had also said the monsoon onset over Kerala may happen on June 8 or June 9 but it is expected to be a “meek and mild entry”.
Skymet had earlier predicted the monsoon onset over Kerala on June 7 with an error margin of three days.