Coffee Showers, Cherry Blossom Showers, Mango Showers are some of the names associated with pre monsoon or summer thunderstorms. These rains typically start from March and continue till mid May before monsoon dynamics arrive. Over the East India these pre monsoon thunderstorms are called Norwesters or Kaalbaishakis while further East these summer thunderstorms are called […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingRelay a : a supply (as of horses) arranged beforehand for successive reliefb : a number of persons who relieve others in some work The traditional date for Southwest Monsoon to complete its withdrawal over the Indian Sub-Continent is 15th of October while the traditional onset date for Northeast Monsoon is 18th of October with […]
Continue ReadingOscillation repeated movement from one position to another Many a time it has been mentioned in this blog about how weather patterns behave like an oscillating pendulum. Intra Seasonal Oscillations are an integral part of monsoon dynamics, whether it is the Indian Summer Monsoon or Southwest Monsoon as it is called popularly, or the Northeast […]
Continue ReadingThe Southwest Monsoon season this year is indeed turning out to be special for parts of leeward Tamil Nadu. In particular Chennai and the surrounding districts of Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu along with Villupuram in North Coastal Tamil Nadu has been enjoying an extremely active season of Thunderstorms. All these districts have so far seen […]
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