As temperatures eased across most parts of Tamil Nadu yesterday the West interior districts of Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Erode, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Nilgiris & parts of Salem enjoyed some late evening thunderstorms bringing heavy rains in a few places. In particular the Peelamedu area of Coimbatore, Coonoor, Harur in Dharmapuri district & Denkanikottai in Krishnagiri district enjoyed…
Temperatures to be under check in Tamil Nadu
After a hot spell that started in most of Tamil Nadu around middle of April and continued for almost all of the second fortnight a temporary reprieve on the temperature front is expected to give some much needed relief to large parts of the state. Yesterday saw only K.Paramathy & Palayamkottai (Tirunelveli) record abnormally hot…
Mini Break in Hot Conditions expected for Tamil Nadu
Since the start of April the interiors of Tamil Nadu has been seeing pretty much an early summer with temperatures staying above normal and well above normal. Not often does one gets to see Heat Wave warning issued by IMD during the month of April with 20 districts of Tamil Nadu falling under the heat…
Chennai Airport sees hottest April since 2000, Is there a Long Term Warming?
Its a common joke that Chennai has only three seasons, “Hot, Hotter & Hottest” using this analogy we are in the cusp between Hotter & Hottest season with May signalling the hottest season for us. For most people elsewhere the first thing that strikes when one mentions Chennai is its heat, you hear it regularly…
Hot conditions continue over Tamil Nadu
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…