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The South-West monsoon has set in over Kerala today, three days ahead of  normal date of onset.

The IMD had earlier forecast the South-West monsoon over  the State on the 27th with an error margin of four days.

Normally the onset of monsoon will happen on the First of June in Kerala.

According to reports, several parts of Kerala have been receiving moderate to heavy rainfall in the past few days.

The  pre-monsoon showers accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms  have hit normal life in Kerala, besides  causing widespread destructions to standing crops in recent months.