The New Year was ushered in with some isolated rains in Coastal Tamil Nadu yesterday early morning. Vedaranyam recorded 2 cms while parts of Chennai particularly the Southern areas of the city received spells of passing showers after midnight just as 2016 gave way to 2017. With the Equatorial Waters of Indian Ocean having an…
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Cold New Year Eve likely over interiors Chennai to see a cool beginning to 2017
As we bid adieu to 2016 with the New Year Eve a few hours away, the statistical Northeast Monsoon Season ends today morning. It will be curtains in what is one of the worst years in recent memory both in terms of the Season and the Year as far as rainfall goes. As one can…
2016 heads into Record Books with Lowest Rainfall since 1876 for TN & Pondy
With 2016 winding down as we are in the last couple of days of the year a COMK analysis on how 2016 is going to be a watershed moment as far as rainfall goes for Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry. The numbers presented here are for the Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry sub division as classified by…
A COMK review of 2016 Global Weather Events
As the clock winds down for 2016 its time for a review of the weather events of the year to give a perspective on some unique happening and interesting events. As has been the case the COMK Annual review of Weather Events will feature in two parts, the first one featuring Global anecdotes, and the…
Delta districts get rains, light rains likely in South Coastal TN
Last night saw delta districts get some moderate rains, Nagappattinam recorded 27 mm till 5:30 AM, while Karaikal recorded 33 mm during the same period. A majority of the rainfall though has fallen over Sri Lanka with the Trough at Mean Sea Level persisting over Southwest Bay of Bengal adjoining the areas of Sri Lanka….