The past week saw an appreciable increase in day time temperatures over large parts of Peninsular India. Nandyal and Anantapur in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh recorded 44.5°C on Saturday and Sunday respectively. 30th March, when Akola recorded 42.6°C was the last day when a station from Rayalaseema did not top the All India…
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Summer to crank up the heat over Peninsular India
On the back of a fading El Nino, North and South India have been seeing a contrasting pattern of weather. A late season spurt in westerly troughs have not only meant good spells of rains on a regular basis for many parts of North and Central India but also a delay in conditions turning from…
Dipping Westerly trough to influence weather over Peninsular India
Indian Sub Continent is unique in many ways with the mighty Himalayas on one side and ocean bodies on three side surrounding Peninsular India. North India in a way not only has seen empires from Central Asia trying to make inroads but time to time Sub-tropical weather events also make its presence through Mid Latitude…
Summer starts to tighten grip over most of Tamil Nadu
“Beware the Ides of March” Words uttered by a soothsayer in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar The Ides of March may have been uttered to warn Julius Caesar in the play written by William Shakespeare, but the weather blogging community possibly knows it is equally applicable as far as summer goes for Tamil Nadu. More often…
Weak Rainfall activity to keep temperatures under check over Peninsular India
The last couple of days saw temperatures increase appreciably over the interior areas of Peninsular India. While both Erode and Karur recorded above 39°C the IMD observatory at Chennai AP recorded 35.3°C. Weather models did pick up this spell of appreciably warmer than normal day time temperatures fairly well in advance. While overall Peninsular India…