GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

REGIONAL METEOROLOGICAL CENTRE, 6, COLLEGE ROAD, CHENNAI - 600 006.

REGIONAL DAILY WEATHER REPORT FOR TAMILNADU, PUDUCHERRY, ANDHRAPRADESH, KARNATAKA, KERALA AND LAKSHADWEEP

SUNDAY, 11TH  MAY 2008 /21ST   VAISAKHA 1930 (SAKA)

 

SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST: 

 

Heat wave conditions prevailed over parts of South Coastal Andhrapradesh.

Rainfall occurred at a few places over Tamilnadu. Isolated rainfall occurred over Kerala, Rayalaseema and Karnataka. Mainly dry weather prevailed over Coastal Andhrapradesh, Telangana and Lakshadweep.

Rasipuram (Namakkal dt) and Ketti (Nilgiris dt) recorded  heavy rainfall of 9 and 7  centimetres respectively.

The other chief amounts of rainfall recorded in centimetres are:

Pennagaram (Dharmapuri dt) and Kothagiri (Nilgiris dt) 5 each, Palacode (Dharmapuri dt), Thiruchengode (Namakkal dt), Sathyamangalam (Erode dt), Tiruchirapalli, Ponampet (Kodagu dt), Lalgudi  (Tiruchirapalli dt) and M.M.Hills (Chamrajnagar dt) 4 each, Kanchipuram, Omalur (Salem dt), Gobichettipalayam (Erode dt) and Virajpet (Kodagu dt) 3 each, Pappireddipatti (Dharmapuri dt), Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Sendamangalam (Namakkal dt), Salem, Mettupalayam (Coimbatore dt), Bhavanisagar (Erode dt), Coonoor and Gudalur Bazaar (Nilgiris dt) 2 each and Vellore, Attur, Valapady and Sankaridurg (all Salem dt), Yercaud, Erode, Chettikulam (Perambalur dt), Marungapuri (Tiruchirapalli dt), Poondi (Tiruvallur dt) and Subramanya (Dakshina Kannada dt) 1 each.

On Saturday, the maximum temperature rose at one or two places over North Coastal Andhrapradesh, Coastal and South interior Karnataka and changed little elsewhere over the region.

They were markedly above normal at one or two places over South Coastal Andhrapradesh, appreciably above normal at  a few places over North Coastal Tamilnadu,  at one or two places over rest South Coastal Andhrapradesh Coastal Karnataka, above normal at one or two places over rest Coastal Andhrapradesh, South interior Karnataka, rest Tamilnadu, below normal at one or two places over rest Tamilnadu and were generally normal over the rest of the region.

 Ongole, Vijayawada Airport, Khammam and Nellore recorded the highest maximum temperature of 44 degree Celsius in the region.

WEATHER FORECAST VALID UNTIL THE MORNING OF 13th May 2008:

Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at a few places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry,  Kerala and Lakshadweep. Isolated rain or thundershowers are likely to occur over Rayalaseema, Coastal Andhrapradesh and Coastal and South Interior Karnataka. Mainly dry weather will prevail over Telangana and North interior Karnataka.

HEAT WAVE WARNING :

        Heat wave Conditions are likely to prevail over parts of South Coastal Andhrapradesh during next two days.

FORECAST FOR CHENNAI CITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD VALID UNTIL THE MORNING OF 13th May  2008

    Partly cloudy. Possibility of shower or thundershower in some areas evening or night. Maximum temperature will be around 41 degree Celsius.

 

FARMERS WEATHER BULLETIN FOR TAMILNADU AND PUDUCHERRY FORECAST VALID UNTIL THE MORNING OF 13th May  2008:

    Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over all the district of Tamilnadu and Puducherry.

 

OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAY:  No Significant change.

 

DR. S.R.RAMANAN

DIRECTOR

For Deputy Director General of Meteorology

Krite MAUSAM VIGYAN KE UPA MAHA NIDESHAK

 

CHENNAI OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST OF 11.05.08 /21ST  VAISAKHA 1930 (SAKA)

TEMPERATURE

Deg. Cel.

CHNI

AP

CHNI

HUMIDITY (%)

CHNI AP

CHNI

RAINFALL (mm)

CHNI AP

CHNI

Max. past 24 hrs

41

40

At 0830 hours IST

56

51

Past 24 hours

0

0

Dep. from normal

4

4

Dep. from normal

-8

-16

Since 01.03.2008

194

165

Min. past 24 hrs.

27

28

At 1730 hrs IST on 10.05.08

62

57

Dep. from normal

153

134

Dep. from normal

-1

1

Dep. from  normal

-2

-

 

 

 

At 0830 hrs. IST

31

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST ON 11TH MAY 2008 /21ST VAISAKHA 1930 (SAKA)

 STATIONS

(TAMILNADU

AND PUDUCHERRY)

TEMPERATURE 

DEGREE CELSIUS

HUMIDITY 

Percentage

RAINFALL

Weather remark

Maximum

Minimum

Millimeters

Centimetres

Past 24 hrs.

Dep. from normal

Past 24 hrs.

Dep. from normal

At 0830 hrs.

Dep. from normal

Past 24 hrs.

Season's total from 01.03.08

Dep. from normal

Year's total from 01.01.08

Annual normal

ºC

ºC

ºC

ºC

%

%

mm

mm

mm

cm

cm

 Adiramapatinam

34 0 26 -1 68  -2 0

241

138

30

125

 

 Chennai

40 4 28 1 51 -16 0

165

134

23

122

 

 Chennai AP

41 4 27 -1 56 -8 0

194

153

28

132

 

 Coimbatore AP

35 1 22 -1 73 -2 tr

96

11

12

55

d*

 Cuddalore

39 4 25 -2 63 -5 0

211

158

39

138

 

 Dharmapuri

35 - 21 - 86 - 20

124

45

14

87

z*rd

 Kanyakumari

32 1 25 -1 71 -1 0

390

287

43

83

 

 Kodaikanal

20 0 11 -2 76 6 0

642

389

81

166

 

 Madurai AP

37 0 27 1 54 -8 0

172

85

19

85

z

 Nagapattinam

39 3 26 -1 67 1 0

295

227

32

135

 

 Palayamkottai

39 3 25 -2 60 -1 0

327

213

38

72

 

 Pamban

34 1 26 -1 80 3 0 318 224 45 92

 

 Parangipettai

- - - - - - -

-

-

-

-

 

 Puducherry

40 6 27 0 66 -7 0

262

209

37

124

 

 Salem

35 -2 21 -5 79 8 24

253

161

27

97

d

 Thanjavur

41 - 27 - 61 - 0

85

16

10

95

 

 Tiruchirapalli

40 - 22 - 70 - 39

360

-

38

-

 

 Tiruchirapalli AP

38 1 23 -3 67 -1 3

204

125

24

87

z*d

 Tirupattur

- - - - - - -

-

-

-

102

 

 Tiruttani

-