Consider the following statements regarding climate patterns and the Indian monsoon:1.El Niño typically results in weakened Indian southwest monsoon rainfall due to suppressed convection over South Asia.2.Monsoon withdrawal begins traditionally from southern India in September as maritime high pressure builds.

Statement 1 is correct because El Niño causes periodic warming of equatorial Pacific waters, leading to weakened Indian southwest monsoon rainfall due to suppressed convection over South Asia. Statement 2 is incorrect because monsoon withdrawal traditionally begins from northwest India in September, not southern India, as continental high pressure builds. Thus, only statement 1 is correct.