Kathmandu, Sept. 30: This year's
monsoon has come to an end, according to the Department of Hydrology and
Meteorology.
Monsoon which is generally active in
Nepal from June 10 to September 23 was delayed by a week this year, hence a
week's delay in coming to an end this time.
The monsoon that originates from the
Bay of Bengal enters Nepal via Kerela, India and sets in the country from Mechi
in the east and gradually moves westwards. It remains active in different
places of the country for about 110 days.
Senior meteorologist at the
Department, Rajendra Shrestha, said that although the monsoon has ended, there
is possibility of intermittent rain due to the active cloud movement for a week
and the temperature would also gradually start to dip.
After this, foggy condition will be
experienced in the mountain areas including in the Kathmandu Valley for some
time in the morning. The sky will open gradually as the day progresses.
Precipitation in the range of 1,300
to 1,400 milliliter throughout the country is considered normal during the
monsoon. This amount of rainfall is considered good for agriculture. But the
average precipitation in this year's monsoon was below this at approximately
1,100 milliliters.
Although rainfall of 200 milliliter
is considered good in the Kathmandu Valley, it received 435 milliliters of
rainfall this time, according to Shrestha.
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