Northeast Monsoon after a very long lull is finally getting back on track. The 36% excess during October is now a distant memory as seasonal status stands at -9% as of yesterday. But there is a fair bit of confidence that the driest phase of NEM 2025 is over. From today rains are liekly to…
Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam
NEM 2025 gets ready for 2nd power play of the season
Unlearning and Learning is an essential part of scientific temper. Over the years as research throws new light some of the older understanding becomes irrelevant. Understanding weather is also similar. This becomes even more pertinent in the context of oceans warming like never before. The last couple of weeks have seen NEM 2025 pretty much…
Things falling in place for revival of NEM 2025
It has been more than two weeks since the daily rainfall graph for TN & PDC saw a positive anomaly day. 23rd October was the last when the actual daily rainfall was higher than the long period average. The first three weeks NEM 2025 started off like a sprinter. It’s no wonder it started gasping…
Convective thunderstorm activity to continue over TN
Northeast Monsoon typically has 3 or 4 peaks during the season. The first peak is around the 3rd week of October which often also coincides with the onset. The 2nd peak happens during 1st week of November. This period also has the highest daily rainfall for the season. 4th November to 6th November typically represents…
Clear skies, dry weather to make afternoons hot over Tamil Nadu
As one wakes up to clear skies across most of Tamil Nadu it may be easy to forget NEM 2025 started off on a strong note. The cumulative rainfall for October as on date is 233.9 mm for TN & PDC. This is about 41% more than the long period average. The last good day…