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What is in store for today in Chennai - More Rains at Night

Posted on: 11/Aug/2016 12:59:46 PM
Similar Pattern of Rains to Continue in Chennai. When Sea breeze moves in the evening, it may trigger some rains if conditions are perfect. But the main rains may start around mid-night like yesterday. Will it be 5th straight day of rainfall - issued on 1.00 pm at 11.08.16.4th straight day Rainfall in and around Chennai ending 8.30 am 11.08.2016

When everyone thought that rains were over by the 7.00 pm. The actual rains happened at around mid-night. You can see the radar rainfall accumulation ending 8.30 am today. Mudichur - Tambaram belt got 40 mm rainfall. City too some rains. Sadly No Rain guage there in Mudichur belt to record rainfall.

Tambaram follows 8 mm yesterday with 16 mm rainfall today.

In mm
  • Tambaram - 16
  • Sriperumbudur - 15
  • Nemili (near Takkolam) - 14
  • Korattur Anaicut - 11
  • Puzhal - 6
  • Chembarabakkam Lake - 6
  • Tiruttani PTO - 4
  • Redhills Lake - 3.2
  • Nungambakkam (Chennai City) - 3.2
  • Poonamalle City - 3
  • Poonamalle Agro - 3
  • Meenambakkam (Chennai AP) - 0.5

Radar abbreviations
  • TBM - Tambaram
  • MC - Meenambakkam
  • RDH - Red Hills
  • CVH - Cholavaram
  • DWR - Chennai Port
  • AVD - Avadi
  • PNM - Korattur Anaicut (Poonamalle)
  • VLR - Vellore
  • KNP - Kancheepuram
  • SRP - Sriperumbedur
  • TVL - Tiruvallur
  • CGP - Chengalpet
  • PNI - Ponneri
  • CVL - Kovalam
  • MHB - Mahabalipuram
  • PND - Poondi
  • TPK - Tamaraipakkam
  • TAK - Takkolam
  • ARK - Arakonam
  • MRK - Marakonnam
Photo - Radar Rainfall Accumulation of rainfall from 8.30 am of 10.08.16 to 8.30 am of 11.08.16. Time given in photo is in GMT.

Courtesy - Tamil Nadu Weatherman