Chennairains (COMK)

Every weather event is a learning experience for active weather bloggers. While there are many who track weather models only to see when & where will it rain, a majority stay back at this level without trying to graduate to the hows & whys leading to disappointments many a time when the rains eventually dont…

The late withdrawal of Northeast Monsoon this year, which continued until the start of the Tamil month of Thai meant the entire month of Margazhi normally associated with winter by many people in Tamil Nadu went away with warmer than normal minimum temperatures modulated by the stronger than usual Easterlies. The overall drier conditions over…

கண்ணால் காண்பதும் பொய், காதால் கேட்பதும் பொய், தீர விசாரிப்பதே மெய். is a famous proverb that as weather enthusiasts one should never forget. In our love for rains many a times we forget the first Cardinal Rule of the COMK Dummies of Weather Blogging “Weather Models are not Gods” we blindly trust when ever rains are shown…

Weather is always a result of circumstances of various factors in play. For example the extremely wet January 2021 has been a case of fairly strong Easterlies that have not only brought about the record unseasonal rains over many places in the state but also created many days of cloudy skies with humid conditions due…