The last couple of days have finally seen real heat over Peninsular India in what has been sub par summer so far. Vellore the other day recorded 42.2°C in what is the highest for a IMD station in Tamil Nadu so far this year. Karur Paramathi has been recording 41°C for the past couple of…
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Sustained spell of afternoon heat for most of Peninsular India
With 3 months of the calendar year gone it is time to look forward to two things. The first is sustained summer conditions over most of Peninsular India. The 2nd is indications of seasonal shift in winds from Easterlies to Westerlies. Over the past couple of weeks the Southerly component in winds over Coastal TN…
Summer conditions to return over Peninsular India
Perception bias is a common trait for most of us. Perception bias plays a key role in our decision making many a times. Weather is no different. One of the most common bias that influences our perception to weather is “Recency Bias”. Recent events tend to cloud our thinking in terms of extreme weather events…
Summer thunderstorms to bring a spell of wet weather
Summer thunderstorms in India are called by different names. Mango Showers / Coffee Showers / Blossom Showers because they help in the flowering of Mango and Coffee crops. Kal Baishaki / Norwesters in East India while neighbouring Assam calls it Bardoli Chheerha. Often intense thunderstorms accompany these spells of rains. Pre Monsoon Season (March to…
Summer has arrived over Interior Peninsular India
In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare the soothsayer warns the Roman Emperor about Ides of March. As far summer goes for the Indian sub continent it may not be out of place to mention “Beware of Ides of March”. Going by the seasonal forecast by IMD for the month of March large parts of…