இந் ய அர GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

இந் ய வானிைல ஆய் ைற INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

மண்டல வானிைல ஆய் ைமயம் Regional Meteorological Centre
6, கல் ரி சாைல, No. 6, College Road,
ெசன்ைன–600006 Chennai–600006
ெதாைலேப : 044- 28271951 Phone: 044- 28271951

DATE: Friday, September 20, 2024 (29 Bhadra 1946) Time of issue: 1230 Hrs IST
DAILY WEATHER REPORT FOR TAMILNADU, PUDUCHERRY & KARAIKAL AREA

Summary of observations over Tamil Nadu and Puducherry recorded at 0830 hrs IST:
Rainfall occurred at isolated places over Tamilnadu. Dry weather prevailed over Puducherry and
Karaikal area.

CHIEF AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IN CENTIMETERS:

Panapakkam (dist Ranipet), Natham ISRO (dist Dindigul) 1.

DESCRIPTION OF TEMPERATURE: (in the plains)

Madurai Airport recorded the highest maximum temperature of 39.7°C.

Erode recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 19.6°C.

Synoptic Meteorological Features:

Light to Moderate Westerlies/Northwesterlies prevails over the region in lower Tropospheric levels.

FORECAST & WARNINGS FOR TAMILNADU AND PUDUCHERRY FOR NEXT SEVEN DAYS
Light to moderate rain with thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur at isolated
Day 1 (20.09.2024)
places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area.
Light to moderate rain with thunderstorm and lightning is likely to occur at isolated
Day 2 (21.09.2024)
places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area.
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry
Day 3 (22.09.2024)
and Karaikal area.
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry
Day 4 (23.09.2024)
and Karaikal area.
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry
Day 5 (24.09.2024)
and Karaikal area.

Outlook for subsequent two days

Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry
Day 6 (25.09.2024)
and Karaikal area.
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry
Day 7 (26.09.2024)
and Karaikal area.
 THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Day 1 (20.09.2024)
Thunderstorm & lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over Tamilnadu,
&
Puducherry and Karaikal area.
Day 2 (21.09.2024)

TEMPERATURE WARNING
Maximum temperature is likely to be 2-4°C above normal at a few pockets over
Day 1 (20.09.2024)
&
Tamilnadu.
Day 2 (21.09.2024) Due to humid air & high temperatures, hot & discomfort weather is very likely to prevail
at isolated pockets over Tamilnadu.

LOCAL FORECAST FOR CHENNAI CITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Sky condition is likely to be partly cloudy. Thunderstorm & lightning with
For next 24 hours Light/moderate rain is likely to occur in some areas. Maximum temperature is
likely to be around 38°C and Minimum temperature is likely to be 27-28°C.
Sky condition is likely to be partly cloudy. Thunderstorm & lightning with
For next 48 hours Light/moderate rain is likely to occur in some areas. Maximum temperature is
likely to be around 38°C and Minimum temperature is likely to be 27-28°C.

P. SENTHAMARAI KANNAN
SCIENTIST ‘F’
For Deputy Director General of Meteorology,
Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai.
OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST OF DATE:20-09-2024 (29 Bhadra 1946 SAKA )
Temperature Degrees Humidity
Rainfall
celsius percentage
Maximum Minimum At Millimeters Centimeters
Dep.
Past Dep. Past Dep. 0830 Past Departure Year's Weather
Stations from Seasons Annual
24 from 24 from Hrs 24 from total remarks
normal total from normal
Hrs normal Hrs normal IST Hrs normal from
oC oC oC oC 1-1-
% % mm 1-6-2024 mm cm
2024
Adiramapattinam 36.4 2.4 25.4 0.1 63 -8 0.0 315.2 50.8 53 124
Chennai 34.1 -0.2 27.8 2.0 73 -3 0.0 552.1 144.7 64 140
Chennai_AP 35.6 1.4 27.2 1.9 67 -7 0.0 611.4 159.5 70 138 z*
Coimbatore_AP 34.4 1.8 22.7 0.2 79 1 0.0 101.4 -20.4 34 59 m*
Coonoor 22.8 0.5 15.0 0.5 85 10 0.0 308.6 -8.6 100 159
Cuddalore 36.4 2.1 27.8 2.7 72 -4 0.0 366.8 40.2 58 134
Dharmapuri 34.7 2.4 25.2 2.7 63 -11 0.0 331.0 -7.7 52 91
Erode 38.6 3.4 19.6 -3.3 70 5 0.0 312.4 -- 40 --
Kanyakumari 33.4 2.8 25.3 1.0 75 -3 0.0 250.9 53.6 58 75
KarurParamathi 38.5 5.0 22.0 -1.9 74 -3 0.0 317.2 122.8 49 59
Karaikal 35.0 0.6 27.2 1.6 81 5 0.0 169.3 -88.7 50 150
Kodaikanal 22.0 3.4 10.7 -0.8 49 -33 0.0 604.4 126.8 96 158
Madurai_City 39.6 3.9 24.2 -0.6 75 2 0.0 287.2 -- 43 --
Madurai_AP 39.7 3.9 25.2 0.4 52 -12 3.2 203.6 -64.8 33 85 r*
Nagapattinam 36.2 1.4 27.4 1.7 60 -15 1.8 141.9 -93.2 52 143 r*
Namakkal NA -- NA -- NA -- NA -- -- -- --
Palayamkottai 38.5 2.8 26.4 0.9 71 7 0.0 123.6 53.7 27 73
Pamban 34.6 1.5 27.7 0.8 64 -12 0.0 56.9 6.2 37 91
Parangipettai 37.3 -- 27.4 -- 81 -- 0.0 229.6 -38.5 45 139
Puducherry 36.7 2.1 27.4 2.1 69 -10 0.0 524.1 180.8 76 134
Salem 37.0 3.7 24.5 1.3 71 -8 0.0 507.5 60.6 74 102
Thanjavur 39.0 -- 28.6 -- 67 -- 0.0 210.5 -77.2 30 95
Thirupattur 34.8 1.9 25.4 2.4 67 -9 0.0 561.6 146.3 66 95
Tiruchirappalli_AP 38.1 2.7 26.4 1.2 65 -4 0.0 269.8 -11.1 50 87 z*
Tiruthani 34.4 0.8 25.0 1.0 60 -13 0.0 648.2 183.2 71 101
Tondi 35.0 1.5 25.0 -0.7 65 -6 0.0 327.8 203.4 57 88
Thoothukudi 37.5 2.8 26.0 0.4 72 -2 0.0 30.2 4.4 26 63
Udagamandalam 18.8 -0.8 11.6 0.9 82 -3 0.0 586.4 112.7 89 116
Valparai 26.5 2.4 16.0 -1.3 96 4 0.0 2808.8 773.4 345 290
Vellore 36.5 3.0 26.6 2.8 64 -14 0.4 613.6 148.3 70 103
*Weather at 0830 hours IST. Other remarks refer to preceding 24 hours. NA-Not avble D-Duststorm l-Lightning d-drizzle m-
mist s-snow r-rain h-hail f-fog p-shower z-haze t-thunderstorm tr-rainfall not measurable. Tr-rainfall 0.01 to 0.49 cm AP-
Airport plus sign omitted when departures above normal.
Legends:

North Tamil Nadu Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Villupuram,

(NTN) districts Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri,
Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Erode, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur,
Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur,
Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur.
South Tamil Nadu Dindigul, Theni, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram,
(STN) districts Thoothukudi, Thenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari.
Interior Tamil Nadu Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram,
(ITN) districts Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Erode, Nilgiris,
Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Sivagangai,
Virudhunagar, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Thenkasi.
North interior Tamil Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram,
Nadu (NITN) districts Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Erode, Nilgiris,
Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur and Perambalur.
South interior Tamil Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Thenkasi.
Nadu (SITN) districts
Coastal Tamil Nadu Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Thanjavur,
(CTN) districts Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram,
Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari.

North Coastal Tamil Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Thanjavur,

Nadu (NCTN) Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai.
districts
South Coastal Tamil Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari.
Nadu (SCTN) districts
Delta Districts Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukottai and
Karaikal area.
Delta and Adjoining Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukottai, Karaikal
districts and Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Cuddalore.

Western Ghat districts Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Theni, Dindigul, Thenkasi, Virudhunagar
PDC Puducherry and Karaikal

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