Rainy days are here again. It is going to rain for the next 100-plus days in the State. One needs to add umbrellas, raincoats, and water-resistant footwear to the list of daily-use products as the showers can leave one drenched anytime during the day. Highways to streets and side roads will soon resemble rivulets, with rainwater gushing through them.
Kerala is all set to renew its annual date with the southwest monsoon, the Edavapathi rain. The rain that hits the State in June is traditionally known as Edavappathi as the onset happens on Edavam 15, the second half of the month or June 1 by the English calendar, every year.
This year, the seasonal rain is likely to hit the Kerala shores during the middle of the Malayalam month Edavam, a few days behind schedule. Weathermen have predicted the monsoon showers will reach Kerala by June 4 or Edavam 21 by the Malayalam calendar, four days later than expected. These variations and deviations from the schedule are normal and part of the monsoon regime, note weather experts.
