There is a lot of discussion on Impact of El Nino on Southwest Monsoon in India. The entire Indian Agriculture eco system revolves around Southwest Monsoon. Mr. Vinson Kurian of Business Line who covers weather extensively in the Agriculture & Commodity section in the paper has in his column talked about how the timing of…
Agni Natchathiram 2015 – Sedate Start Expected
Agni Natchathiram the dreaded word during Summer among most Chennaiaites starts from today and is expected to continue until May 29, 2015. It is the peak summer period coinciding with blazing hot sun and temperatures topping 40 regularly.
Possible Rains over Interior Tamil Nadu
It is that time of the year when the sun mercilessly bears down all over us. But it is also that time of the year when the Sun plays a crucial role in heat transfer and the trigger for convective rains or as most of us would have heard from the IMD “Veppa Salanam”
Chennai Weather Facts – May
Did you know the all time record for the highest 24 hours rainfall received by Chennai during the month of May is 244.3 mm . Five out of the last 10 years during the month of May Chennai has received less than 10 mm rains for the entire month. Read on for more interesting weather…
May Cyclones – Indian Subcontinent, A Historical Perspective
Did you know 50% of the disturbances become Severe Cyclonic Storms in the North Indian Ocean during the month of May the highest probability among all months. Read on for more interesting facts about cyclones during the month of May.