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Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai is one of the six regional meteorological centres (RMCs) of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and is responsible for the weather-related activities of the southern Indian peninsula comprising the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the union territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep Islands and Puducherry.
Southwest monsoon clouds over Tamil Nadu. Alternatively, it can be categorized into two segments based on the direction of rain-bearing winds: Southwest (SW) monsoon; Northeast (NE) monsoon [Note 1] Based on the time of year that these winds bring rain to India, the monsoon can also be categorized into two periods: Summer monsoon (May to September)
Pradeep John, popularly known as the Tamil Nadu Weatherman, [1] [2] is an Indian amateur weather forecasting enthusiast and blogger from Tamil Nadu. [3] [4] His forecasts are more closely followed by and the other people of Chennai than the forecasts published by the India Meteorological Department during the monsoon season. [5]
The Climate of Tamil Nadu, India is generally tropical and features fairly hot temperatures over the year except during the monsoon seasons. The city of Chennai lies on the thermal equator , [ 1 ] which means Chennai and Tamil Nadu does not have that much temperature variation.
Though rainfall from the earlier low-pressure system ended on 24 November, another system developed on 29 November, bringing additional rain and the India Meteorological Department predicted heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu until the end of the week. [31] [32] On 1 December, heavy rains led to inundation in many areas of Chennai. [33]
The floods saw 400+ casualties around Tamil Nadu. On May 8, 2016, Continuous rainfall occurred in Tharali and Karnaprayag in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand resulting in damage, but no casualties. On the night of July 5, 2017 a cloudburst was reported in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Some local stations recorded 102 mm rain in an hour.
The total annual rainfall usually ranges between 1,200 and 1,400 mm. [6] This place is still known for its frequent rainfall. "Parangipettai in Tamil Nadu became the rainiest city in India with 168 mm of rainfall," says Skymet Weather. [7] In November 2023, Parangingipettai was second place in District rainfall recorded with 119.5 mm in 24h. [8]
As Tauktae continued to lash the coast with heavy rain, rainfall warnings were imposed in parts of Lakshadweep, Kerala, western Tamil Nadu, coastal districts of Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat and southwestern Rajasthan. [22] In Chellanam, a coastal village in Ernakulam district, homes were submerged due to unexpected rain and sea erosion. The ...