Delta and North Interior Tamil Nadu like Villupuram, Tiruvannamalai are getting rains. Even Chennai (KTC) will get on and off rains. Other interiors districts like Trichy, Salem, Karur, Madurai will also get rains to name a few. But the real action shifts to Western Districts close to Kerala. Kerala, Nilgiris, Kovai, Kanyakumari, Nellai, Virudhunagar, Thenkasi, Dindigul, Tiruppur, Kodagu, Chikmmagalur all located perfectly for widespread Thunderstorms with convergence from west and east winds. Even Erode will get good rains.
Chennai and KTCC on and off small spells of rains today. The rains will be of less intensity for next two days and again rains will pick up from 9-12 that too will be on and off rains.
Delta will see good rains 9-12 period. Might turn out to be heavy ones as well. More on that later.
Rainfall in KTCC on 06.01.2020
in mm (min 50 mm)
Kelambakkam if we add the 52 mm yesterday morning till 6.00 am. It has got whopping 262 mm in a day. That is a massive rainfall in January
Kelambakkam – 210
Guindy – 162
Tambaram – 162
KK Nagar – 149
Sholinganallur – 139
Mylapore – 138
Chembarambakkam – 135
Poonamallee – 135
Korattur – 134
Taramani – 130
Ayanavaram – 128
Meenambakkam – 126
Alandur – 114
Ambattur – 112
Tondiarpet – 106
Sriperumbudur – 105
Parrys Corner – 103
Guidipoondi – 87
Nungambakkam – 86
Tiruvallur – 81
Tiruporur – 75
Thamaraipakkam – 71
Cholavaram – 66
Villivakkam – 64
Poondi – 59
Ponneri – 57
Redhills – 53
Tiruvalangadu – 51
Mamallapuram – 50
Chennai City (Nungambakkam) Top 24 hrs January rainfall in 150 years
in mm
212.9 – 15.01.1915
99.8 – 02.01.1920
84.8 – 06.01.2021
82.8 – 05.01.1903
66.9 – 13.01.1986
66.5 – 01.01.1909
63.0 – 05.01.2021
So after 100 years we have got heavy rains in the City since 1920
