Yesterday saw thunderstorm activity start once again over Tamil Nadu after a few days of dull and boring weather. Parts of Madurai, Dharmapuri, Perambalur, Dindigul, Virudhunagar & Tiruvannamalai districts saw moderate thunderstorm activity in the evening. In particular parts of Virudhunagar district saw near stationary storms for more than couple of hours providing good rains…
For some of the weather bloggers the complex phenomenon of Veppa Salanam Thunderstorms is a sort of holy grail. Trying to identify patterns that could provide some insights into how these thunderstorms could evolve and likely impact areas possibly gives more sleepless nights than even some of the strongest cyclones seen in recent times overy…
Second summer in Tamil Nadu continues to sizzle across the state as both the IMD observatories in Chennai, Nungambakkam & Airport recorded the highest temperatures during September in nearly a decade as it touched 37.1°C & 37.9°C respectively. On September 25th 2009 while Nungambakkam recorded 38.7°C Airport recorded 38°C. If one were to look at…
While Dry Weather has held a firm vice like grip over most of Tamil Nadu in an interesting irony though against all odds the Well Marked low rapidly intensified into a Deep Depression before crossing the coast near West Bengal. It is a testimony to the power of Monsoon Trough that even under overall adverse…
The Hot Weather in Tamil Nadu continues to persist with hot conditions prevailing over large parts of the state. Yesterday saw Tiruchirappalli AP nearly touch 40°C recording 39.3°C about 3.7°C above normal. Except for Ganganagar in Rajasthan which recorded 42.2°C Tiruchirappalli AP was the hottest among all the other major IMD observatories of India yesterday….
