As schools kids every one of us would have read how the Earth’s tilted axis causes seasons. As different parts of Earth comes under the rays of Sun areas alternate between Summer and winter. But in addition to this there are factors like wind directions that play a role too. The Indian sub continent sees…
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Dry Weather to continue over Peninsular India
Over the past couple of weeks Peninsular India including most of TN has been seeing winter. It is no surprise dry weather has taken a stranglehold. Late January to mid February is possibly the driest period over Peninsular India. The last rainfall episode around 1st February ended up relatively weaker than initial model estimates. The…
NEM 2024 officially checks out of Peninsular India
Yesterday IMD officially announced the cessation of Northeast Monsoon over Peninsular India. In a way NEM 2024 ends up as another classic La Nina influenced monsoon. As with La Nina when the pendulum swings either way the season ended up as excess. Since 1950 out of the 25 years when Monsoon has withdrawn on or…
Extended NEM to bring one active rainfall episode to South TN
The statistical NEM season according to IMD is between 1st October and 31st December. This has been done with maintaining long term rainfall data in mind. A rigid season allows better comparison of long term rainfall data and trends. But this does not take into actual onset and withdrawal of monsoons. Similar is the case…
Winter Conditions for next few days in Tamil Nadu
To a common man the arrival of the Tamizh month of Margazhi pretty much heralds winter. Not only do they associate Margazhi with the arrival of winter conditions but cessation of rains too. But ask a weather enthusiast he would say during La Nina winter takes a back seat for Peninsular India. The reason for…