The last time the IMD observatory at Chennai Nungambakkam crossed 1 cms was for 24 hours ending 8:30 AM on July 17th ’22. In this intervening period the IMD observatory at Chennai Airport though did record 19 mm and 31 mm on 17th & 18th August ’22, ironically the 17th August spell was nearly a…
Window of Thunderstorm activity for Tamil Nadu
It is often remarked as far as weather goes you are never in isolation. Events that happene many thousands of kms away tend to influence weather at your place. Southwest Monsoon obviously is a classic example of how events from afar can trigger large scale weather phenomenons. Similarly even a mesoscale event like convective thunderstorms…
A weather wise and climate resilient India – An Azadi Ki Amrit Mahotsav wish
Happy Independence Day to All The past few years have seen a lot of weather bloggers come into the limelight due to their efforts in trying to be the bridge between Official Weather Forecasts and Common Public. Weather being a complex subject it is not always possible to see converging forecasts between amateur weather enthusiasts…
Peninsular rivers to remain under flood pressure
As we get into the second half of the Southwest Monsoon season slowly but steadily the soil saturation across the Indian sub continent starts to increase more and more, particularly the river basins, under the influence of the regular rains that has happened since the onset of monsoon. To give a perspective the water run…
Thunderstorms to slow down over leeward Tamil Nadu
For the past few days even though citizens of Chennai may feel aggrieved has been very good for Tamil Nadu in terms of rains associated with thunderstorms. With the seasonal tally standing nearly twice the normal rainfall so far we are in line for another positive southwest monsoon performace in sync with how the past…