Yesterday saw searing heat in South India with many places recording higher than normal temperatures in the interior areas of the region. Places in Andhra Pradesh, Telengana & Interior Karnataka have seen the maximum temperature touch 40°C in quite a few places. Similarly Madurai in Tamil Nadu cross 38°C for the first time in 2016…
Alert – South India to Swelter, No Escape for TN too
It is time for South India to swelter under hot day time conditions with temperatures expected to pick up during the weekend as a harbinger to the ensuing Sizzling summer that almost upon us. As we mentioned in our update on 9th February yesterday has seen almost 15 places in the country, across Odisha, Telengana, AP…
Is El Nino responsible for Increase in Temperatures? – Part 1
One of the often asked question among weather watchers Is El Nino responsible for Increase in Temperatures? Is there merit in the argument put forth often “El Nino & Global warming go hand in hand”. In this study we look at a possible correlation between El Nino and temperatures across various places in India to understand if…
Brace Yourself Hot Days in Tamil Nadu knocking at the Doors
2016 has been moderate mostly without much hot days in Tamil Nadu so far. Almost all parts of the county has gone through bouts of extreme heat at least once in 2016 yesterday it was Kannur in Kerala to set a new record in terms of highest temperature recorded with 39.0°C. Tamil Nadu for most…
Heat Wave like conditions expected over Central & East India
Heat wave like conditions that existed in parts of East India around the 2nd half of February are likely to return once again to Central & East India. Our regular readers would remember Bhubaneswar recorded 40.9°C on 20th February, the first 40°C of 2016 in India, during this period. As we get to the second…