Southwest Monsoon, the most anticipated weather event globally, made onset over the Indian mainland on 30th May. 1st June is the traditional onset date for Monsoon over Kerala (MOK). But this year helped by Cyclone Remal Monsoon touched Kerala shares two days in advance. Normally while monsoon touches Kerala coast South TN also sees onset…
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Active phase of summer thunderstorms underway over Peninsular India
Coffee Showers, Cherry Blossom Showers, Mango Showers are some of the names associated with pre monsoon or summer thunderstorms. These rains typically start from March and continue till mid May before monsoon dynamics arrive. Over the East India these pre monsoon thunderstorms are called Norwesters or Kaalbaishakis while further East these summer thunderstorms are called…
Summer Rains continue to remain sub par over Peninsular India
The past week saw an appreciable increase in day time temperatures over large parts of Peninsular India. Nandyal and Anantapur in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh recorded 44.5°C on Saturday and Sunday respectively. 30th March, when Akola recorded 42.6°C was the last day when a station from Rayalaseema did not top the All India…
SWM ready to checkout. But Northeast Monsoon not yet ready to check in
Relay a : a supply (as of horses) arranged beforehand for successive reliefb : a number of persons who relieve others in some work The traditional date for Southwest Monsoon to complete its withdrawal over the Indian Sub-Continent is 15th of October while the traditional onset date for Northeast Monsoon is 18th of October with…
Increased thunderstorm activity likely over Interior Tamil Nadu
Oscillation repeated movement from one position to another Many a time it has been mentioned in this blog about how weather patterns behave like an oscillating pendulum. Intra Seasonal Oscillations are an integral part of monsoon dynamics, whether it is the Indian Summer Monsoon or Southwest Monsoon as it is called popularly, or the Northeast…