Most don’t agree to the phrase “Winter in Chennai” thanks to the pretty much hot climate right through the year. Nevertheless the period between January 1st to February 15th technically could be called as Winter in Chennai after the Northeast Monsoon dies down and the cold dry air from Central India makes its way to…
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People in Weather – Q&A with Jason Nicholls, Senior Meteorologist,AccuWeather
Today we are starting our new initiative a series on People in Weather through which we will try to bring people from different walks of Weather talk about their experiences of being a Weather Forecaster. In the inaugural post we have Jason Nicholls, Senior Meteorologist & International Forecasting Manager, AccuWeather take questions from our bloggers…
Can Astrology Predict Rainfall? – An Experiment for 2016
This NEM season has seen a lot of debate Can Astrology Predict Rainfall? With claims and counter claims about how good or bad astrology could be in predicting rains well in advance compared to Numerical Weather Models. The reality is somewhere in between. There is no denial there is a science involved in the Almanac’s…
Impact of El Nino on Northeast Monsoon – A Study
Northeast Monsoon, the retreating monsoon, is the lifeline of Tamil Nadu with the coastal districts getting 60% of the annual rainfall during these three months of October – December. Interior districts get more than 40% of the rainfall during Northeast Monsoon. The Normal onset date of Northeast Monsoon is around October 20th with +/- 7…
Indian Monsoon – Beyond Weather
Have you ever wondered how Rajendra Chola I conquered places as far as Indonesia, Malaysia & Thailand in Southeast Asia? Or for that matter have you wondered how Rome and China were connected through an ancient maritime trading empire. Read on.