On behalf of all of us at COMK we wish everyone a Happy Pongal / Happy Makara Sankranti. It is indeed ironic as we get ready to celebrate Pongal / Sankranti we bid adieu to Northeast Monsoon. IMD in their bulletin yesterday confirmed conditions are favourable for cessation of Northeast Monsoon rains. As monsoon slows…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Deep Depression to bring widespread rains to Coastal TN
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a very popular quote from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Hurricane, Typhoon, Cyclonic Storm are names used by various meteorological agencies across the globe. But all of them are Tropical Cyclones by nature. IMD uses “Deep Depression” as an intermediary stage between Tropical…
Coastal TN braces for rains as WML becomes Depression today
The long period average for TN & PDC during the Winter Season (Jan. & Feb.) is 24.7 mm. This is the season with lowest rains for Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Summer (March to May) provides for 124.9 mm while SWM provides for 328.5 mm. Northeast Monsoon primary rainfall season for Coastal TN contributes 442.8 mm….
Samba crops face Rain threat due to likely LPA over South Bay
Climatology is an often misunderstood term in weather. Even among weather bloggers we use climatology often without a context. Even among common public this is very prevalent. A very good example is the wonderful Anjali Anjali song from the movie Duet. கார்த்திகை மாதம் போனால் கடும் மழை இல்லையே கண்மணி நீயில்லையேல் கவிதைகள் இல்லையே. Wonderful song written by…
Parts of TN to see rains as 2025 gives way to 2026
The statistical end to Northeast Monsoon 2025 is just a couple of hours away. Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry subdivisional rainfall will end at 428.9 mm. A negative anomaly of 3%, first time since 2018, NEM has not ended on a positive note. A season that promised so much with a blistering start during the early…