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FRIDAY 24TH AUGUST 2018 / 02ND BHADRAPADA 1940 (SAKA)

SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST:

Rainfall occurred at most places over Coastal Karnataka; at a few places over interior
Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala, Lakshadweep and at isolated places over
Rayalaseema and Tamil Nadu.

THE CHIEF AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL RECORDED IN CENTIMETRES ARE:

TAMIL NADU: Villupuram (Villupuram Dist), Kovilankulam (Virudhunagar Dist) 5 each,

Tiruvaiyaru (Thanjavur Dist), Namakkal (Namakkal Dist), Tirukoilur (Villupuram Dist), Panruti
(Cuddalore Dist), Aruppukottai (Virudhunagar Dist), Cuddalore (Cuddalore Dist) 3 each,
Needamangalam (Tiruvarur Dist), Pandavaiyar head (Tiruvarur Dist), Madukkur (Thanjavur
Dist), Srimushnam (Cuddalore Dist), Parangipettai (Cuddalore Dist), Thanjavur (Thanjavur
Dist) 2 each, Sethiathope (Cuddalore Dist), Thanjavur PTO (Thanjavur Dist), Thirumanur
(Ariyalur Dist), Ulundurpet (Villupuram Dist), Virudachalam (Cuddalore Dist), Naduvattam
(Nilgiris Dist), Chidambaram (Cuddalore Dist), Thali (Krishnagiri Dist), Kollidam
(Nagapattinam Dist), Mayiladuthurai (Nagapattinam Dist), Orthanad (Thanjavur Dist), Sirkali
(Nagapattinam Dist), Papanasam (Thanjavur Dist), Avinasi (Tiruppur Dist) 1 each.

KERALA: Vadakara (Kozhikode district) 1.

KARNATAKA: Castle Rock (Uttara Kannada dt) 9; Subrahmanya (Dakshina Kannada dt) 7,
Kota (Udupi dt) 4; Mani, Belthangadi (both Dakshina Kannada dt), Kollur, Kundapur (both
Udupi dt) 3 each; Mangaluru, Sulya (both Dakshina Kannada dt), Mangaluru AP, Shirali,
Jagalbet (Uttara Kannada dt), Linganamakki (Shivamogga dt), Agumbe, Magadi (Ramanagar dt)
2 each; Mudubidre, Bantwal, Dharmasthala, Puttur (all Dakshina Kannada dt), Panambur,
Karkala (Udupi dt), Manchikeri (Uttara Kannada dt), Londa (Belgavi dt), Bhagamandala
(Kodagu dt), Madikeri, Talaguppa (Shivamogga dt), Sringeri, Jayapura, Koppa (all
Chikkamagaluru dt), Sravanabelagola (Hassan dt), Siruguppa, Sandur (both Ballari dt) 1 each.

ANDHRA PRADESH: Maruteru (a) (dist West Godavari) 3, Amalapuram (dist East Godavari)
3, Tanuku (dist West Godavari) 2, Narsapuram (dist West Godavari) 2, Tadepalligudem (dist
West Godavari) 2, Bhimadole (dist West Godavari) 2, Koyyalagudem (dist West Godavari) 1,
Chintalapudi (dist West Godavari) 1, Nuzvid (dist Krishna) 1, Eluru (dist West Godavari) 1,
Ichchapuram (dist Srikakulam) 1, Tiruvuru (dist Krishna) 1, Aspari (dist Kurnool) 1 and
Kambadur (dist Anantapur) 1.

TELANGANA: Aswaraopeta (dist B. Kothagudem) 8, Aswaraopet(a) (dist B. Kothagudem) 7,

Venkatapur (dist J. Bhupalpally) 6, Mulug (dist J. Bhupalpally) 5, Gundala (dist B. Kothagudem)
5, Kothagudem (dist B. Kothagudem) 5, Yellandu (dist B. Kothagudem) 4, Tekulapalle (dist B.
Kothagudem) 3, Julurpad (dist B. Kothagudem) 3, Perur (dist J. Bhupalpally) 3, Bhupalpalle (dist
J. Bhupalpally) 3, Kaleswaram (dist J. Bhupalpally) 3, Bayyaram (dist Mahabubabad) 3,
Palawancha (dist B. Kothagudem) 2, Sathupalle (dist Khammam) 2, Khanapur (dist
Warangal_rural) 2, Sarangapur (dist Jagtial) 2, Enkuru (dist Khammam) 2, Gudurwrgl (dist
Mahabubabad) 2, Govindaraopet (dist J. Bhupalpally) 2, Narsampet (dist Warangal_rural) 2,
Mogullapalle (dist J. Bhupalpally) 2, Garla (dist Mahabubabad) 1, Chennur (dist Mancherial) 1,
Chennaraopet (dist Warangal rural) 1, Jagtial (dist Jagtial) 1, Sultanabad (dist Peddapalle) 1,
Pegadapalle (dist Jagtial) 1, Manuguru (dist B. Kothagudem) 1, Nirmal (dist Nirmal) 1, Dornakal
(dist Mahabubabad) 1, Kothagudem (dist Warangal urban) 1, Ibrahimpatnam (dist Rangareddy)
1, Burgampadu (dist B. Kothagudem) 1, Dummugudem (dist B. Kothagudem) 1, Khanpur (dist
Nirmal) 1, Nirmal(arg) (dist Nirmal) 1, Khammam Urban (dist Khammam) 1, Manthani (dist
Peddapalle) 1, Julapalle (dist Peddapalle) 1, Metpalle (dist Jagtial) 1, Konijerla (dist Khammam)
1, Mulakalapalle (dist B. Kothagudem) 1.

RAINFALL FORECAST FOR NEXT 5 DAYS AND OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT 02 DAYS
OVER RMC CHENNAI REGION
WX outlook
Meteorological DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5
for 29.08.18 &
Sub Division 24.08.18 25.08.18 26.08.18 27.08.18 28.08.18
30.08.18
Tamil Nadu &
SCT SCT ISOL ISOL SCT NSC
Puducherry

Kerala SCT SCT FWS FWS FWS NSC

Lakshadweep SCT SCT FWS FWS SCT NSC

Coastal
WS WS WS WS WS NSC
Karnataka
North interior
SCT SCT SCT FWS FWS NSC
Karnataka
South interior
FWS FWS FWS FWS FWS NSC
Karnataka
Coastal Andhra
SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT NSC
Pradesh`

Rayalaseema ISOL SCT SCT ISOL ISOL NSC

Telangana SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT NSC

ISOL / at one or two places FWS/at many places 51-75 % of sub division get rainfall
<25 % of sub division get rainfall
SCT / at a few places / 26-50 % of sub WS/at most places 76-100 % of sub division get rainfall
division get rainfall
DRY – No Rain NSC – No Significant Change

HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING:

Day 1 (24-08-2018): Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over coastal Tamilnadu,
Coastal Karnataka, south interior Karnataka, North coastal Andhra pradesh and Telangana.
Day 2 (25-08-2018): Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka and
south interior Karnataka.
Day 3 (26-08-2018): Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka and
south interior Karnataka.
Day 4 (27-08-2018): Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka and
Kerala.
Day 5 (28-08-2018): Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Coastal Karnataka and
Kerala.

LOCAL FORECAST FOR CHENNAI CITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD:

For next 24 hrs: The sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy. Development of thunder
clouds towards evening or night. Light rain is likely to occur in some areas. Maximum and
minimum temperatures are likely to be around 34 and 27 deg Celsius respectively.

For next 48 hrs: The sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy. Development of thunder
clouds towards evening or night. Light rain is likely to occur in some areas. Maximum and
minimum temperatures are likely to be around 36 and 27 deg Celsius respectively.

RMC CHENNAI
Issued at: 1300 hrs IST
Dr. S. BALACHANDRAN
SCIENTIST ‘F’ &
Deputy Director General of Meteorology
MAUSAM VIGYAN KE UPA MAHA NIDESHAK

OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST OF 24.08.2018 / 02ND BHADRAPADA 1940 SAKA
TEMPERATURE CHN RELATIVE CHN RAINFALL CHN
CHN CHN CHN
Deg. Cel. AP HUMIDITY AP (mm) AP
Max. past 24 hrs. 38.2 37.0 At 0830 hrs IST 80 90 Past 24 hours 0.2 1.5
Dep. from normal 3.3 2.2 Dep. from normal 7 15 Since 01.06.2018 288.4 314.5
at 1730 hrs IST on
Min. past 24 hrs. 26.6 26.0 63 56 Dep. from normal -23.1 30.3
23.08.2018
Dep. from normal 1.0 0.3 Dep. from normal -3 -11

At 0830 hrs. IST 27.8 27.0

OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST OF DATE:24-08-2018 (2 Bhadrapada 1940 SAKA)
Temperature Degrees Humidity
Rainfall
celsius percentage
Maximum Minimum At Millimeters Centimeters
Dep. Weather
Stations Past Dep. Past Dep. 0830
from
Past Seasons Departure Year's
Annual remarks
24 from 24 from Hrs 24 total from total
normal normal
Hrs normal Hrs normal IST Hrs from normal from
o o o o
C C C C % % mm 1-6-18 mm 1-1-18 cm
Adiramapatinam 38.3 4.0 24.8 -0.5 85 14 4.0 69.1 -110.4 13 124 r
Chennai 37.0 2.2 26.0 0.3 90 15 1.5 314.5 30.3 32 140 r
Chennai_AP 38.2 3.3 26.6 1.0 80 7 0.2 288.4 -23.1 30 138 r
Coimbatore_AP 32.4 0.3 22.5 0.5 82 -2 0 114.7 20.7 38 59 m*
Coonoor 21.0 -1.2 15.6 1.2 73 -2 0 191.0 9.7 75 159
Cuddalore 39.8 5.0 23.0 -2.1 98 24 25.0 148.9 -72.7 19 134 r
Dharmapuri 33.8 1.2 25.0 2.1 62 -9 0 116.0 -89.5 23 91
Kanyakumari 33.9 3.1 24.6 0.4 63 -15 0 254.1 79.8 60 75
KarurParamathi 37.5 4.4 25.0 0.8 69 -9 0 17.8 -- 31 59
Karaikal 37.4 2.8 25.8 0.3 90 13 1.4 98.5 -70.2 25 150 r
Kodaikanal 18.7 0 12.2 0.6 92 7 2.7 181.9 -133.9 69 158 r
Madurai_AP 38.6 2.6 27.4 2.3 61 -3 0 146.1 -10.5 31 85
Nagapattinam 37.8 2.7 25.3 -0.4 94 19 3.0 49.0 -108.6 19 143 r
Palayamkottai 36.7 1.0 27.7 1.4 58 -6 0 39.4 0.4 17 73
Pamban 32.5 -0.6 26.8 0.2 83 8 0 6.9 -20.6 9 91
Parangipettai 36.0 -- 24.5 -- 100 -- 17.0 149.0 -36.4 19 139 r
Puducherry 37.0 1.7 23.7 -1.8 80 2 0.3 181.5 -49.1 24 134 r
Salem 35.3 1.8 25.5 2.6 70 -10 0 408.8 118.6 63 102
Thanjavur 38.0 1.7 26.2 0.9 76 -1 14.4 177.0 -15.8 22 95 r
Thirupattur 32.8 -0.2 21.2 -2.2 91 15 0 62.3 -228.6 17 95
Tiruchirappalli_AP 38.3 2.5 27.2 1.8 59 -10 0 116.9 -34.3 30 87 z*
Tiruthani 37.8 3.0 26.5 2.4 66 -3 0 229.4 -52.1 32 101
Tondi 33.6 0.9 27.8 2.3 84 11 0 72.0 -7.8 27 88
Thoothukudi 34.2 -0.7 26.8 1.4 63 -8 0 18.2 -1.6 28 63
Uthagamandalam 17.2 -0.9 11.8 0.7 96 7 0 549.2 178.8 96 116
Valparai 21.0 -- 17.5 -- 96 -- 2.0 4328.2 -- 485 -- r
Vellore 38.2 3.7 27.3 3.3 69 -6 0 242.0 -55.1 41 103
*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 0.1 to 0.4
mm Tr-rainfall 0.01 to 0.49 cm AP-Airport plus sign omitted when departures above normal.
Legend:

Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore,

Villupuram, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam,
North Tamil Nadu (NTN) districts Pudukottai, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri,
Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Tiruppur,
Coimbatore, Erode, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur,
Perambalur.
Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi,
South Tamil Nadu (STN) districts Kanyakumari, Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Theni,
Dindigul, Madurai.
Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri,
Interior Tamil Nadu (ITN) districts Salem, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Coimbatore,
Erode, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur,
Perambalur, Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Theni,
Dindigul, Madurai.
Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri,
North interior Tamil Nadu (NITN)
Salem, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Coimbatore,
districts
Erode, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur.

Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Theni, Dindigul,

South interior Tamil Nadu (SITN)
districts
Coastal Tamil Nadu (CTN) districts
North Coastal Tamil Nadu (NCTN)
districts
Madurai.
Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore,
Villupuram, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam,
Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli,
Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari.
Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore,
Villupuram, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam,
Pudukottai.

Ramanathapuram, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi,

South Coastal Tamil Nadu (SCTN)
Kanyakumari.
districts

Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam.

Delta districts
PDC Puducherry.