The performance of Southwest Monsoon is evaluated by IMD through a weighted average method under which the sub divisional rainfall is averaged to be tallied for a national average rainfall. Does this provide an accurate picture of how the rainfall has been for the season? A COMK alternate take on the performance of Southwest Monsoon….
There is a lot of discussion on Impact of El Nino on Southwest Monsoon in India. The entire Indian Agriculture eco system revolves around Southwest Monsoon. Mr. Vinson Kurian of Business Line who covers weather extensively in the Agriculture & Commodity section in the paper has in his column talked about how the timing of…
Did Madras Really Freeze Over? The Hindu carried a story a couple of days back on a possible event 200 years back when Chennai had sub zero temperatures. Since then one of the most trending stories on Facebook is “When Madras Froze Over”. https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/when-madras-froze-over/article7112961.ece
Among weather enthusiasts one of the most debated topics is whether El Nino affects Indian Monsoon or not? There are a lot of studies that have been conducted over time to prove the arguments on both sides. Sky Met Weather has recently in association with ASSOCHAM released a study that says Devolving El Nino may…
IMD has officially acknowledged Northeast Monsoon has ended.Though the easterly winds would continue till possibly April the chances of rains would depend hugely on any synoptic conditions in the form of an easterly wave pushed in from Western Pacific or possibly any disturbance developing over in Bay of Bengal.
