The Indian monsoon usually develops by early June across central India. That was not the case in 2009. The monsoon did not begin in places like Mumbai and Ratnagiri until about a week ago. However, the monsoon has developed at a feverish pace.

Ratnagiri, India, less than 100 miles south of Mumbai, has seen very heavy rainfall over the past week. The monsoon is supposed to develop by the end of the first week in June. However, hardly any rain fell until the last week of June. The rainfall deficit was quickly eaten away last week. Just since Thursday, 21.58 inches of rain have soaked Ratnagiri. A whopping 28.23 inches has fallen since Tuesday morning.

Honavar, India, has had very heavy rainfall as well. The monsoon did develop on schedule in early June in Honavar. However, rainfall has been particularly heavy in recent days. Twenty-two inches of rain has fallen since Tuesday, and 8.71 inches of rain fell in just 24 hours.

Here are some other high rain totals over the last few days. Goa has seen 15.35 inches of rainfall since Tuesday. Kozhikode has recorded 14.44 inches in the same time frame. Mangalore has had a foot of rain in the past several days.

The monsoon will continue in full swing across central India for the foreseeable future. Widespread flooding will likely become a problem. by Accuweather.com Senior Meteorologist Dave Samuhel