Yesterday saw Interiors of Tamil Nadu receiving heavy rains with Veppanthattai in Perambalur district receiving 128 mm rains till 4:30 in the morning. Salem, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Trichy, Erode, Namakkal districts received fairly widespread rainfall aided by the Wind induced instability thanks to the winds changing from Westerlies to Easterlies over the East…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Tamil Nadu Weather – Heavy Rains expected in Interior districts
Last night saw once again parts of North Tamil Nadu receive spells of rains with most parts of Chennai receiving moderate rains. Meenambakkam recorded 17 mm while Nungambakkam recorded 9 mm rains. The catchment areas of Puzhal, Chembarambakkam also received good rains. This could be the last spell of rains from the West for Chennai…
Chennai Weather – Overnight rains in Chennai, likely to continue
Last night saw parts of Chennai receive spells of rains with heavy spells witnessed in North Chennai and areas around Nungambakkam. The IMD observatory in Nungambakkam received 18 mm rains while Madhavaram received 16 mm rains. Even places like Avadi, Poonamallee also received good rains
Bay of Bengal Cyclone & Northeast Monsoon – A Study
Did you know 4 out of the last 5 El Nino Years has seen only one Organized Tropical Disturbance (Depression / Cyclone / Severe Cyclone) develop in Bay of Bengal during the entire Northeast Monsoon season. 2004 & 2006 saw only one depression develop in Bay of Bengal while 1997 and 2009 saw one cyclone…
Chennai Weather – Widespread rains Around Chennai
Yesterday saw North Tamil Nadu particularly around Chennai receive widespread rains. Poonamallee received 46 mm rains while the IMD observatory received 8 mm rains in Nungambakkam. The water storage situation for Chennai should see an improvement as the catchment areas in Chembarambakkam received 36 mm rains.


