Terms like El Nino / La Nina / MJO etc has started getting into common speak as weather awareness increases. It has also resulted in a lot of myths about flooding events. For e.g. the 2015 Chennai floods was connected to El Nino. Every subsequent El Nino episode brought a question of potential floods for…
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Dry Weather ahead as Monsoon comes to an end
On behalf of all of us at COMK we wish everyone a Happy Pongal / Happy Makara Sankranti. It is indeed ironic as we get ready to celebrate Pongal / Sankranti we bid adieu to Northeast Monsoon. IMD in their bulletin yesterday confirmed conditions are favourable for cessation of Northeast Monsoon rains. As monsoon slows…
Deep Depression to bring widespread rains to Coastal TN
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a very popular quote from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Hurricane, Typhoon, Cyclonic Storm are names used by various meteorological agencies across the globe. But all of them are Tropical Cyclones by nature. IMD uses “Deep Depression” as an intermediary stage between Tropical…
Coastal TN braces for rains as WML becomes Depression today
The long period average for TN & PDC during the Winter Season (Jan. & Feb.) is 24.7 mm. This is the season with lowest rains for Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. Summer (March to May) provides for 124.9 mm while SWM provides for 328.5 mm. Northeast Monsoon primary rainfall season for Coastal TN contributes 442.8 mm….
Samba crops face Rain threat due to likely LPA over South Bay
Climatology is an often misunderstood term in weather. Even among weather bloggers we use climatology often without a context. Even among common public this is very prevalent. A very good example is the wonderful Anjali Anjali song from the movie Duet. கார்த்திகை மாதம் போனால் கடும் மழை இல்லையே கண்மணி நீயில்லையேல் கவிதைகள் இல்லையே. Wonderful song written by…