Rains in Tamil Nadu went missing since the start of July coinciding with the active phase of Southwest Monsoon in Central India. Chennai was no different like rest of Tamil Nadu seeing fairly hot and dry conditions during this period. A casual observation of the Daily Rainfall Chart for TN & Pondy reveals how the…
Hot Day likely in Chennai, evening sea breeze to bounce back from today
The last few days have seen Sea Breeze pretty much disappear from the vicinity of Chennai making it uncomfortable evenings and late nights as temperatures stayed above 30 degrees right into late evening. Nights saw temperatures stay closer to 30 degrees making it very warm and sticky thanks to the humidity that is always…
Southwest Monsoon So far – Tamil Nadu district wise rainfall data
A couple of weeks back we had done Southwest Monsoon – The story so far comparing the district rainfall numbers nationally. One of the common feedback received was the need for a similar exercise with Tamil Nadu in particular. Keeping this in mind and the way the rains have panned out during the first…
Dry conditions to retain control over Chennai Weather in a blustery day
The weekend has seen dry conditions dominate Chennai Weather with pretty much most of Tamil Nadu giving company to Chennai in this dry spell. Interestingly if one were to analyze the conditions even those days when Chennai does not receive any rains Peninsular India sees thunderstorms develop in many places under convective conditions. The last…
Tamil Nadu Highest Rainfall Places – Southwest Monsoon so far
Since the start of June 1st officially the Southwest Monsoon season starts according to IMD. Though Tamil Nadu is pretty much a rain shadow region during this period there are pockets in the state that receive rainfall numbers during this period that could be compared some of the high rainfall places of West Coast. Places…