Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam

Parts of South India saw mango showers yesterday under the influence of wind discontinuity developing from the persisting North – South Trough extending from North Karnataka up to South Tamil Nadu.  Places around Bangalore recorded moderate rains last evening while Hyderabad recorded about 6 mm rains bringing much needed relief from the heat the city…

Yesterday saw a slight easing of temperatures in Tamil Nadu compared to the previous days Karur was the only town to touch 40 and places like Coimbatore, Salem & Vellore saw day time maximum record a notch lower than Sunday.  Even in Chennai both the observatories recorded a shade lower than the Highest of 2017…

Most of Tamil Nadu including places like Chennai saw an increase in temperature yesterday with Chennai recording its hottest day of 2017 for both the city and airport observatories. In all about 9 places in Tamil Nadu saw the maximum day time temperatures hit the century mark (100°F) mark including Chennai Airport. Similar conditions are…

As we have been mentioning the past few days Tamil Nadu has been pretty much seeing much more moderate day time heat conditions compared to most of the country.  While many parts of the country has been seeing day time temperatures about 4 – 6 degrees above normal most parts of Tamil Nadu has been…

While Chennai has been spared of the heat wave conditions prevailing across large parts of the country the looming summer and the failure of last year’s Northeast Monsoon has now set a ticking time bomb for Chennai.  A Drinking Water Crisis is now a certainty for Chennai unless a miracle happens. Over the years the…