(i) With the arrival of monsoon, the normal rainfall increases suddenly and
carries on for several days.
(ii) This is also known as ‘burst of monsoon’ and can be distinguished from
the pre-monsoon showers.
(iii) The monsoon arises at Southern tip of Indian peninsula generally, by the
first week of June approximately.
(iv) Then it gets divided into two-The Arabian sea branch and Bay of
Bengal branch.
(v) Then it starts moving upwards, the Arabian Sea branch reaches Madhya
Pradesh/U.P. in about ten days.
(vi) The Bay of Bengal branch also advances rapidly and arrives in Assam in
the first week of June.