For the past week to 10 days Southwest Monsoon progress has to come to a grinding halt over both arms. In a rare instance Monsoon simultaneously made onset over Kerala and Northeast India at the same time on 30th May. Except for covering parts of Sikkim on 31st the eastern arm of Southwest Monsoon pretty…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
Cauvery – Early season pangs hit once again
Cauvery the river brings forth different emotions to different people. For many in South India it is possibly the most sacred river, pretty much on par with River Ganga. To the farmers of both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu it is the lifeline of their sustenance. To the water managers of the two states it is…
North Coastal TN likely to see daily thunderstorms for next few days
The last couple of days have seen Chennai and suburbs witness late evening thunderstorm activity. These thunderstorms intensified closer to the coast bringing sudden burst of rains accompanied by gusty winds. Since the start of Southwest Monsoon season the IMD observatory at Chennai AP has recorded 7 rainy days. The observatory at Nungabakkam also has…
Southwest Monsoon continues to stutter its way across Peninsular India
Since the onset of Southwest Monsoon over Kerala it has been stuttering and stammering its way through Peninsular India. Though it arrived a couple of days before time the rainfall performance has been poor over the west coast state. As of 8th June the seasonal rainfall, since 1st June, stands at -32% overall. Thrissur, Kottayam…
Thunderstorms likely over many places in North TN / South AP
Since the onset of Monsoon over Kerala on 30th May interior Peninsular India has been seeing thunderstorms almost day. As is always the case chance for coastal places like Chennai improves when the steering winds get stronger. The steering winds at this time of the year is from the west in line with the seasonal…