Recent Updates
On this day on Dec 24, 1964, remembering the Rameswaram Super Cyclone
Dhanushkodi was once an active […]
First heavy rains for Delta to Chennai belt, this monsoon
North East Monsoon (NEM) 2023 […]
2004 Tsunami waves hit Tamil Nadu, Has Tsunami hit Tamil Nadu in the past ?
Tsunamis usually are associated with […]
TWM Special – Hippo western bands of Cyclone Mandous to fall over KTCC
1. Where is the cyclone […]
Depression as Low pressure moved into land on Wednesday. Century in Tiruvallur.
Finally after 5 days of […]
Special update – Meaty western bands to fall over North TN incl KTCC (Chennai)
The meaty western bands which […]
Rainfall Data
All India SWM Rainfall Toppers and State Toppers from 01.06.2023 to 31.07.2023
All India Rainfall Toppers from 01-07-2023 to 31-07-2023 Min (4000 mm) 1. Mawsynaram, Meghalaya – 5871 2. Patagon, Maharashtra – 5000 3. Amboli, Maharashtra – 4860 4. Cherrapunji, Meghalaya – 4760 5. Thamini, Maharashtra – 4578 6. Dawadi, Maharashtra – 4344 7. Kaman, Maharashtra 4319 8. Matheran, Maharashtra – 4154 10. Walwan, Maharashtra – 4128 10. Dawadi Camp, Maharashtra – 4002 Maharashtra […]
NEM 2022 ends with +1% for Tamil Nadu, Excess in North & West & less in South & Delta
We had 4-5 active phase of Monsoon, the october was special in Interior Tamil Nadu with delay in monsoon onset they enjoyed the most with convergence in the interior district. The below show the active and dull phases of the Monsoon. Most of the low pressure this monsoon right from November 1st week took West – North West Movement expect for the […]
TWM Special – Hippo western bands of Cyclone Mandous to fall over KTCC
1. Where is the cyclone Mandous now and what intensity it is in ? We can see here that the Cyclone is still over 150 kms away SE of Chennai and is moving in W-NW direction towards North TN coast. The intensity of the Cyclone is around 50 knots and pressure is 998 mb with wind speeds of 90 km/hr. 2. What […]
Depression as Low pressure moved into land on Wednesday. Century in Tiruvallur.
Finally after 5 days of teasing and testing patience of all, the Depression weakened as Low Pressure moved into on 23.11.2022 (wednesday afternoon). Yesterday evening it was located around Vellore. Some Rains were reported in North Tamil Nadu but nothing significant. New Manali in Chennai topped with 51 mm rainfall. While in Tiruvallur there was a century in Tamaraipakkam and 70 mm […]
Sirkazhi record rains in comparison with historical heavy 24 hrs Rains in Delta / Tamil Nadu
Sirkazhi previous highest 24 hrs rainfall was 399 mm recorded on 15th November 1991. What we witnessed in Sirkazhi is a special event. The intense cloud banding around the centre of the Low Pressure fell over Mayiladuthurai district. The Sirkazhi Agro readings crossed 550 mm in 24 hrs and the official data is out with 436 mm in 24hrs ending on 12th […]
A perfect day from Delta to Chennai coast, break rains break rains for KTCC
Present Position of low Low is still positioned East North East of Lanka and since it is far away from our coast, the coastal belts are getting heavy rains, Mayiladuthurai district is being pounded as we post this. Today too Delta to Chennai coast will be in hot spot while nearby districts like Villupuram, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Thanjavur, Salem, Thiruvannamalai, Ranipet, Vellore will […]
Rain Updates
First heavy rains for Delta to Chennai belt, this monsoon
North East Monsoon (NEM) 2023 […]
Depression as Low pressure moved into land on Wednesday. Century in Tiruvallur.
Finally after 5 days of […]
Special update – Meaty western bands to fall over North TN incl KTCC (Chennai)
The meaty western bands which […]
Sirkazhi record rains in comparison with historical heavy 24 hrs Rains in Delta / Tamil Nadu
Sirkazhi previous highest 24 hrs […]
Cyclone Updates
On this day on Dec 24, 1964, remembering the Rameswaram Super Cyclone
Dhanushkodi was once an active town of fisherfolks but it was ravaged by one of the strongest cyclone ever to hit Tamil Nadu in December 1964. Most of the strongest cyclones to Tamil Nadu have come late in December Eg. 2011 Cyclone Thane, 2000 Sri Lanka Cyclone and 1964 Rameswaram Cyclone. These are strong cyclones with wind speeds over 150 km/hr. Prior […]
TWM Special – Hippo western bands of Cyclone Mandous to fall over KTCC
1. Where is the cyclone Mandous now and what intensity it is in ? We can see here that the Cyclone is still over 150 kms away SE of Chennai and is moving in W-NW direction towards North TN coast. The intensity of the Cyclone is around 50 knots and pressure is 998 mb with wind speeds of 90 km/hr. 2. What […]
Depression as Low pressure moved into land on Wednesday. Century in Tiruvallur.
Finally after 5 days of teasing and testing patience of all, the Depression weakened as Low Pressure moved into on 23.11.2022 (wednesday afternoon). Yesterday evening it was located around Vellore. Some Rains were reported in North Tamil Nadu but nothing significant. New Manali in Chennai topped with 51 mm rainfall. While in Tiruvallur there was a century in Tamaraipakkam and 70 mm […]
Special update – Meaty western bands to fall over North TN incl KTCC (Chennai)
The meaty western bands which we discussed today morning is likely to fall over Chennai on Monday early morning and heavy rains are expected for North TN on Monday and Tuesday then the low pressure / depression will start to weaken a lot with on and off trough based rains spreading across other parts of Tamil Nadu. The timing of rains might […]
TWM Special update – Cyclone Shaheen to cross Oman with 120 km/hr winds & dump heavy rains
Though the mainland Oman sees cyclones often, but cyclones which crosses with wind speed crossing the mainland Oman are very rare, as most cyclone will start to fizzle out in the desert belt as a result of dry winds. But Cyclone Shaheen has manged to survive and even going to cross the coast of oman later tonight with with sustained winds around […]
Super Rains in KK and Tuty gets more winds than what cyclone gave to North AP
Amazing rains were observed in entire Kanyakumari district and from today morning the rains have stopped. This spell reduced the shortfall in the SWM quota. Remember Kanyakumari had record May month rains, so this shortfall is not going to a alarming one and Dams in Kanyakumari are having good storage. Today Valparai and Nilgiris will get heavy rains as the low moves […]
Recent Articles
First heavy rains for Delta to Chennai belt, this monsoon
North East Monsoon (NEM) 2023 had a disappointing October with two cyclone moving away (one to Yemen and one to Bangladesh). November was left to catch the deficit left behind by October and the first 10 days of November was awesome for Tamil Nadu. However the core monsoon region is yet to get its major spells till date. The core North East […]
NEM 2022 ends with +1% for Tamil Nadu, Excess in North & West & less in South & Delta
We had 4-5 active phase of Monsoon, the october was special in Interior Tamil Nadu with delay in monsoon onset they enjoyed the most with convergence in the interior district. The below show the active and dull phases of the Monsoon. Most of the low pressure this monsoon right from November 1st week took West – North West Movement expect for the […]