Yesterday afternoon saw once again parts of Chennai receive a quick batch of thunderstorms that brushed past places like Nungambakkam, Anna Nagar, Madhavarm & Puzhal etc. While the city observatory in Nungambakkam recorded 15 mm the Airport observatory in Meenambakkam did not record anything. Later in the evening Tiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram and delta districts recorded moderate…
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Isolated Thunderstorms in North Tamil Nadu to continue
The last couple of days have seen Chennai and surrounding areas of North Tamil Nadu record some sharp spell of showers as Chennai Nungambakkam recorded 34 mm from the yesterday evening spells as places in the Central & Northern parts of the metropolis enjoyed the better spells. Most of the areas recorded their heaviest spells…
Is Cauvery Basin heading for another poor year?
It is almost exactly a year back on August 1st 2016 we published this post about how the Southwest Monsoon has been showing a dichotomy in terms of rainfall pattern with coastal Karnataka & Kerala getting a much more raw deal compared to the Konkan coasts of Maharashtra. If one were to look at the…
Quieter day on the rain front expected over most of Tamil Nadu
After almost a week of average and above average rainfall across most parts of Tamil Nadu the rains have eased yesterday with isolated rains over few pockets of the state with some parts of interior areas getting moderate thunderstorms in the late evening time. The high temperatures of last week are now going to be…
Another day of Rains in parts of Chennai
Parts of Chennai received evening thunderstorms yesterday as rains the thunderstorm season for Tamil Nadu continued yesterday as well. The preliminary rainfall data from the IMD stations in the state indicate the overall rainfall has certainly reduced in comparison to the last couple of days. The Daily Mean Rainfall for TN & Pondy reached its…