The weekend has seen dry conditions dominate Chennai Weather with pretty much most of Tamil Nadu giving company to Chennai in this dry spell. Interestingly if one were to analyze the conditions even those days when Chennai does not receive any rains Peninsular India sees thunderstorms develop in many places under convective conditions. The last…
Tamil Nadu Highest Rainfall Places – Southwest Monsoon so far
Since the start of June 1st officially the Southwest Monsoon season starts according to IMD. Though Tamil Nadu is pretty much a rain shadow region during this period there are pockets in the state that receive rainfall numbers during this period that could be compared some of the high rainfall places of West Coast. Places…
Dry Weather in Tamil Nadu, Marginal Reduction in Temperatures Expected
After a few days of wet weather in Tamil Nadu particularly around evenings yesterday saw mostly dry conditions prevail in the state. Only parts of Cuddalore, Villupuram & Nagappattinam districts received rains in the state though these were extremely isolated if one ignores the Western Ghats region. Lower Kothaiyar in Kanyakumari district recorded 30 mm…
2nd Day of Chennai Rains, Isolated Rains to continue in North TN
It was 2nd straight day of Chennai rains yesterday as many areas of the city came under intense gusts of wind and spells of heavy rains. Particularly around South Chennai & the southern suburbs the gusts of wind were very heavy with Thaiyur, near Kelambakkam recording 45 km/hour gust for a brief moment. This was…
Welcome Rains in Chennai brings some respite though hot day ahead
After a hot few days rains in Chennai last evening brought much needed respite with many parts of the city getting fairly good rains. In what was possibly the hottest since June middle both Chennai observatories clocked close to 37 degrees making it an uncomfortable day. While Puzhal recorded 29 mm rains through the…