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What is the burst of the monsoon, and roughly when and where does it occur?
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Answer
The burst of the monsoon is the sudden onset of heavy rain with thunder and lightning that marks the arrival of the south-west monsoon. It reaches the Kerala coast around the first of June and advances across the country over the following six weeks.
No citable source has been recorded for this record. Treat it as practice material, not as fact.
Explanation
The date of onset varies by a week or two from year to year.
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