I have a columned wall calendar in my kitchen which is useful for highlighting important dates throughout the year and other things. For the last few years I have been marking rainy days out of interest as they have appeared to arrive earlier each year.
The first significant rainfall in this area (Ram Intra) started on Feb 15 and was intermittently heavy after that (especially in March) until the early onset of the monsoon. Moreover March and April were relatively cool when they should have been oppressively hot.
Go figure.