Author: Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkaalam

Hot conditions continued to grip most parts of Tamil Nadu as 9 places recorded 40°C or above while 6 places recorded 41°C and above with K.Paramathy topping the charts at 42.2°C.  Coimbatore airport recorded its hottest day of 2017 setting 39°C in the process. While Chennai city observatory at Nungambakkam has been helped by the…

Yesterday saw possible hailstorms in a few places of Tamil Nadu particularly in the North Interior region of Krishnagiri, Vellore and Dharmapuri districts.  Accompanied by fairly heavy spells of rains this brought relief to the people suffering under intense heat wave like conditions for the past few days. After many days of intense heat we…

The thunderstorm season in Tamil Nadu continues with many places getting decent spell of rains bringing relief from the prevailing heat and also as some support to ground water recharge.  News Reports confirmed parts of Sivaganga district recorded hailstorms yesterday as South Tamil Nadu enjoyed one of the best spells of rains since the start…

Yesterday saw hot conditions persist over most parts of Tamil Nadu with North Interior TN bearing the brunt of the heat.  Both Tiruttani & Vellore crossed 44°C the first time two stations in Tamil Nadu have recorded 44°C in the same day for 2017.  In the process Vellore recorded 44.1°C the highest recorded temperature in…

In keeping with the trend for the last few days yesterday also saw many parts of Interior Tamil Nadu record convective thunderstorms late in the evening, with Salem & Erode districts the biggest beneficiaries of these thunderstorms.  While Salem got rains in the evening parts of Erode received the rains a few hours later with…