Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts in Northwest Tamil Nadu share a lot in common with the adjoining areas of AP & Karnataka. It is no wonder this trijunction of modern states were called Morasunadu. One another common fabric that binds these areas in addition to culture is weather. Like Bengaluru the rainiest months coincide with the…
Monsoon Transition dynamics to start rolling
It is not often one sees the IMD observatories at Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata all record heavy rains on the same day. Yesterday the IMD observatory at Santacruz recorded 17 cms from persistent rains since afternoon. Similarly the IMD observatory at Dumdum, Kolkata recorded 8 cms from rains right through the day. Both IMD observatories…
Southwest Monsoon withdrawal kick starts
Southwest Monsoon is one of the biggest if not the biggest weather event globally. Just like onset Southwest Monsoon withdrawal is also eagerly followed. Southwest Monsoon withdrawal may be the final phase of the Monsoon Journey for most of the country. But for the weather bloggers of Chennai and rest of Tamil Nadu it is…
Veppasalanam thunderstorms back with a bang over Tamil Nadu
The last few days saw Tamil Nadu come under an intense spell of heat under dry weather. Places like Madurai, Coonoor, Nagapattinam, Karaikal recorded highest temperatures during September. The IMD observatory at Chennai Meenambakkam equalled 39.2°C the highest temperature during September. The dry weather for the past one month is well captured by this daily…
Monsoon Withdrawal to start behind schedule
As we get to the 2nd fortnight of September SWM Withdrawal becomes the most anticipated event for the Chennai Weather blogging community. The start of monsoon withdrawal is the first step towards things falling in place for Northeast Monsoon. Just like Monsoon onset IMD has a fairly robust criteria for withdrawal too. A couple of…