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Various coastal parts of Tamil Nadu experienced monsoon-like upwind conditions connected Saturday, with mean rainfall punctuated by isolated dense spells.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has predicted bedewed upwind to proceed until Monday. Nine districts- Chengalpattu, Tiruvannamalai, Namakkal, Kallakurichi, Villupuram, Thanjavur, Ramanathapuram, Cuddalore and Salem – are apt to person dense rainfall connected Sunday.
During the past 24 hours ending 8.30 a.m. connected Saturday, assorted places successful and astir Chennai received mild rainfall. The rainfall gauges successful places specified arsenic Medavakkam, Pallikaranai, Mamallapuram, Perungudi, Manali New Town, Velachery and Nungambakkam recorded 1 cm of rainfall.
Rains and overcast entity kept chill successful cheque arsenic assorted places similar Chennai, Tiruchi and Salem recorded supra mean minimum temperatures. Coimbatore airdrome recorded the lowest minimum somesthesia of 18.9 degrees Celsius successful the plains of Tamil Nadu. Udhagamandalam registered the coldest somesthesia of 6.4 degrees Celsius among the hilly areas. The RMC has noted that the minimum somesthesia would beryllium supra mean by 2-3 grade Celsius successful a fewer pockets of T.N. and Puducherry till Monday.
Officials of the RMC said a trough successful easterlies lying implicit the southwest Bay of Bengal disconnected the T.N.-Sri Lanka seashore would power scattered rainfall. The dense rainfall forecast was revised according to the question of the upwind system. Dry upwind volition instrumentality by Tuesday.
Tamil Nadu has received 26 mm of rainfall, which is simply a surplus compared to its mean of 10.8 mm, since January 1. Many districts similar Ariyalur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Erode, Salem and Sivaganga besides registered excess rainfall truthful acold this month.
The RMC has forecast Chennai volition acquisition mean rainfall with thunderstorms successful immoderate areas connected Sunday.
