Study flags steady drop in Kerala’s southwest, northeast monsoon rainfall

‘Kerala’s average rainfall during the southwest (June-September) and northeast (October-December) monsoons, the State’s primary sources of precipitation, decreased by 12.5% and 6.1% of the long-period average (LPA, 1971–2020) per 100 years, respectively, between 1901 and 2025’

​‘Kerala’s average rainfall during the southwest (June-September) and northeast (October-December) monsoons, the State’s primary sources of precipitation, decreased by 12.5% and 6.1% of the long-period average (LPA, 1971–2020) per 100 years, respectively, between 1901 and 2025’