: 6, कालेजरोड चे˘नै – 600 006

1 : 6, , 600 006 : 044- 28271951 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEARTMENT Regional Meteorological Centre New No. 6, College Road, chennai 600 006 Phone: 044- 28271951 _____ FRIDAY 31ST AUGUST 2018 / 09TH BHADRAPADA 1940 (SAKA) SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST: Southwest monsoon has been active over South interior Karnataka. Rainfall occurred at most places over Karnataka, at many places over Lakshadweep, at a few places over Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and at isolated places over Telangana. THE CHIEF AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL RECORDED IN CENTIMETRES ARE: TAMIL NADU: Chidambaram (Cuddalore Dist), Villupuram (Villupuram Dist) 9 each, Parangipettai (Cuddalore Dist), Cuddalore (Cuddalore Dist) 8 each, Panruti (Cuddalore Dist) 7, Sethiathope (Cuddalore Dist), Kollidam (Nagapattinam Dist) 6 each, Thiruchuzhi (Virudhunagar Dist), Mahabalipuram (Kancheepuram Dist) 5 each, Mayiladuthurai (Nagapattinam Dist), Yercaud (Salem Dist), Tirukoilur (Villupuram Dist), chennai (N) chennai Dist), Madavaram AWS (Tiruvallur Dist), Ulundurpet (Villupuram Dist), Sirkali (Nagapattinam Dist), Puzhal Arg (Tiruvallur Dist) 4 each, Cholavaram (Tiruvallur Dist), Vanur (Villupuram Dist), Devala (Nilgiris Dist)

2 , Madurai Airport (Madurai Dist), Sathanur Dam (Tiruvannamalai Dist), Tozhudur (Cuddalore Dist), Tambaram (Kancheepuram Dist), Kovilankulam (Virudhunagar Dist), Srimushnam (Cuddalore Dist), (Cuddalore Dist), Sriperumbudur (Kancheepuram Dist), Virudhunagar (Virudhunagar Dist), Red hills (Tiruvallur Dist), Virudachalam (Cuddalore Dist), Pondicherry (Puducherry Dist) 3 each, Gobichettipalayam (Erode Dist), Satyabama University Arg (Kancheepuram Dist), KVK Kattukuppam Arg (Kancheepuram Dist), Gingee (Villupuram Dist), Kodavasal (Tiruvarur Dist), DGP office ( chennai Dist), chennai AP (Kancheepuram Dist), Jayamkondam (Ariyalur Dist), Thali (Krishnagiri Dist), Ennore AWS (Tiruvallur Dist), Anna University ( chennai Dist), Anna University Arg ( chennai Dist), Vandavasi (Tiruvannamalai Dist), Chengam (Tiruvannamalai Dist), Madurai south (Madurai Dist), Virudunagar AWS (Virudhunagar Dist), Thalavadi (Erode Dist), Taramani Arg (Kancheepuram Dist), G Bazar (Nilgiris Dist), Karaikudi (Sivaganga Dist) 2 each, Kallakurichi (Villupuram Dist), Mettur (Salem Dist), Arani (Tiruvannamalai Dist), Peraiyur (Madurai Dist), Marakkanam (Villupuram Dist), Tirupathur (Sivaganga Dist), Mylam AWS (Villupuram Dist), Kolapakkam Arg (Kancheepuram Dist), Tiruvannamalai (Tiruvannamalai Dist)

3 , Arakonam (Vellore Dist), Nannilam (Tiruvarur Dist), Trangambadi (Nagapattinam Dist), Periyakulam (Theni Dist), Chembarambakkam Arg (Tiruvallur Dist), Sholingur (Vellore Dist), Uthagamandalam (Nilgiris Dist), Kelambakkam (Kancheepuram Dist) 1 each. KERALA: Palakkad, Konni (Pathanamthitta district) & Vaikom (Kottayam district) 2 each and Thodupuzha (Idukki district), Mananthavady & Vythiri (both in Wayanad district), Taliparamba (Kannur district) & Hosdurg (Kasaragode district) 1 each. KARNATAKA: Sargur (Mysuru dt) 7; Agumbe 5; Subrahmanya (Dakshina Kannada dt), Gersoppa, Siddapur, Castle Rock (all Uttara Kannada dt), Bhagamandala (Kodagu dt), Madikeri, Linganamakki (Shivamogga dt), Sringeri (Chikkamagaluru dt), Hospet, Sandur (both Ballari dt), Huliyurdurga (Tumakuru dt) 3 each.

4 Panambur, Mangaluru, Bantwal, Puttur (all Dakshina Kannada dt), Kota, Siddapura (both Udupi dt), Udupi, Shirali, Karwar, Kadra, Jagalbet (both Uttara Kannada dt), Munirabad ARG (Koppal dt), Kalasa, Jayapura, Kammaradi (all Chikkamagaluru dt), HD Kote (Mysuru dt), Begur, Gundlupet ARG, Yelanduru (all Chamarajanagara dt), Chamarajanagara PTO, Bengaluru city, Bengaluru HAL AP, Anekal (Bengaluru Urban dt), Magadi, Channapatna (both Ramanagara dt) 2 each; Londa (Belagavi dt), Gadag, Koppal, Yelburga (Koppal dt), Badami, Hungund (both Bagalkote dt), Bagewadi, Talikote (both Vijayapura dt), Kalaburgi, Virajpet, Somawarpet (both Kodagu dt), Talaguppa, Thyagarthi, Arasalu (all Shivamogga dt), Koppa, Lakkavalli, Lingadahalli, Shivani, Tarikere (all Chikkamagaluru dt), Hassan, Chamarajanagar, Chamarajanagara AWS, Ballari AWS, Bargur (Tumakuru dt), Ramanagara 1 each.

5 ANDHRA PRADESH: Bheemunipatnam (dist Vishakhapatnam) 6, Srungavarapukota (dist Vizianagaram) 3, Mentada (dist Vizianagaram) 3, Bondapalle (dist Vizianagaram) 3, Gajapathinagaram (dist Vizianagaram) 3, Cheepurupalle (dist Vizianagaram) 2, Balajipeta (dist Vizianagaram) 2, Kalingapatnam (dist Srikakulam) 2, Rajahmundry (dist East Godavari) 2, Sullurpeta (dist Nellore) 2, Garividi (dist Vizianagaram) 2, Therlam (dist Vizianagaram) 2, Badvel (dist Cuddapah) 2, Tanakal (dist Anantapur) 2, Agali (dist Anantapur) 1, Obuladevaracheruvu (dist Anantapur) 1, Allagadda (dist Kurnool) 1, Guntakal (dist Anantapur) 1, Dharmavaram (dist Anantapur) 1, Muddanur (dist Cuddapah)

6 1, Thottambedu (dist Chittoor) 1, Kalyandrug (dist Anantapur) 1, Kukunoor (dist West Godavari) 1, Vizianagaram (dist Vizianagaram) 1, Vepada (dist Vizianagaram) 1, Nellimarla (dist Vizianagaram) 1, Dowleshwaram (dist East Godavari) 1, Tada (dist Nellore) 1 TELANGANA: Boath (dist Adilabad) 1, Thimmapur (dist Karimnagar) 1. RAINFALL FORECAST FOR NEXT 5 DAYS AND OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT 02 DAYS OVER RMC chennai REGION ISOL / at one or two places <25 % of sub division get rainfall FWS/at many places 51-75 % of sub division get rainfall SCT / at a few places / 26-50 % of sub division get rainfall WS/at most places 76-100 % of sub division get rainfall DRY No Rain NSC No Significant Change Meteorological Sub Division DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 WX outlook for & Tamil Nadu & Puducherry SCT ISOL ISOL ISOL SCT NSC Kerala FWS FWS SCT SCT SCT NSC Lakshadweep FWS SCT SCT SCT SCT NSC Coastal Karnataka FWS FWS FWS FWS FWS NSC North interior Karnataka FWS FWS SCT SCT SCT NSC South interior

7 Karnataka FWS FWS SCT SCT SCT NSC Coastal Andhra Pradesh` ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL NSC Rayalaseema ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL NSC Telangana SCT ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL NSC HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING: Day 1 (31-08-2018): Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamilnadu & Puducherry and South Interior Karnataka. Day 2 (01-09-2018): Nil. Day 3 (02-09-2018): Nil. Day 4 (03-09-2018): Nil. Day 5 (04-09-2018): Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Tamilnadu & Puducherry. LOCAL FORECAST FOR chennai CITY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD: For next 24 hrs: The sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy. Light to moderate rain is likely to occur in some areas.

8 Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 32 and 26 deg Celsius respectively. For next 48 hrs: The sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy. Light rain is likely to occur in some areas. Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 34 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 / 09TH BHADRAPADA 1940 SAKA TEMPERATURE Deg.

9 Cel. CHN AP CHN RELATIVE HUMIDITY CHN AP CHN RAINFALL (mm) CHN AP CHN Max. past 24 hrs. At 0830 hrs IST 88 98 Past 24 hours Dep. from normal Dep. from normal 15 24 Since Min. past 24 hrs. at 1730 hrs IST on 67 69 Dep. from normal Dep. from normal Dep. from normal -1 1 At 0830 hrs. IST OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST OF DATE:31-08-2018 (9 Bhadra 1940 SAKA) StationsStationsStationsStations Temperature Degrees celsius Humidity percentage Rainfall Weather remarks Maximum Minimum At 0830 Hrs IST Dep. from normalMillimeters Centimeters Past 24 Hrs Dep. from normal Past 24 Hrs Dep. from normalPast 24 Hrs Seasons total from Departure from normal Year's total from Annual normal oC oC oC oC % % mm 1-6-2018 mm 1-1-2018 cm Adiramapatinam 84 12 tr 15 124 d chennai 98 24 38 140 r Chennai_AP 88 15 33 138 r Coimbatore_AP 90 6 tr 38 59 d Coonoor 94 20 77 159 r Cuddalore 96 21 29 134 r Dharmapuri -1 96 24 123 23 91 r Kanyakumari 80 2 0 60 75 KarurParamathi 86 9 -- 35 59 d Karaikal 97 20 -82 26 150 r Kodaikanal 94 10 70 158 d Madurai_AP 69 5 35 85 r Nagapattinam 83 8 56 20 143 r Palayamkottai 57 -6 0

10 17 73 Pamban 75 0 0 9 91 Parangipettai -- -- 100 -- 258 30 139 r Puducherry 0 92 13 30 134 r Salem 91 11 65 102 r Thanjavur 80 2 22 95 r Thirupattur 82 6 18 95 r 77 8 127 -49 31 87 r Tiruthani 89 21 35 101 r Tondi 72 -1 0 28 88 Thoothukudi 66 -5 0 28 63 Uthagamandalam 0 89 0 99 116 r Valparai -- -- 96 -- -- 491 -- r Vellore 77 3 45 103 r *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 to mm Tr-rainfall to cm AP-Airport plus sign omitted when departures above normal.