Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam

While overall thunderstorms have slowed down over most of Tamil Nadu, yesterday saw Chennai and surrounding areas receive light to moderate rains with Puzhal recording about 17 mm rains while Mailam, Pondicherry, Neyveli recorded some light rains as well.  Overall though August has been extremely good for Tamil Nadu so far with the state sitting…

In a news which is likely to bring a lot of Cheer the west coast has started waking up from its mid season slumber as Southwest Monsoon is set for a revival under the influence of the Low Pressure area that has formed in the Bay of Bengal. While the revival is not likely to…

It was a “Chennai Special” yesterday from the Thunderstorms as most of Tamil Nadu saw little rains while places within 50 – 100 kms of Chennai saw the bulk of rains as continuous rains lashed across the city from evening till well past midnight bringing much cheer to the citizens of the metropolis. It is…

Thunderstorm’s  fascination for North Tamil Nadu continues as yesterday extreme northern parts of the state were witness to moderate thunderstorms in the evening with isolated places getting an intense burst near the coast.  Highlights of the day include Anna University which recorded nearly 7 cms in a two hour spell between 3:30 & 5:30 PM…

Tamil Nadu continues to see one of the best Southwest Monsoon periods in recent times as it touched 30% excess as of yesterday clocking its 6th day of Daily Mean Rainfall exceeding 10 mm.  All of these days have come in August which is a noteworthy point.  While Sunday did not see the widespread thunderstorms…