Tamil Nadu escapes scorching heat
Tamil Nadu : Though the drought will end next Wednesday (May 28), the impact of drought in Tamil Nadu was less this year as May received more rain than expected.
Summer season is considered to be from March to May every year in Tamil Nadu.
The heat, known as Agni Nakshatra, will last for 25 days from May 4 to May 28. This year, the heat wave in Tamil Nadu has intensified since the onset of Kathiri Vel on May 4. Several districts, including Chennai, Madurai, Trichy, Erode, Vellore, Paramathivellur, Thoothukudi and Tiruttani, recorded temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The highest temperature was recorded in Vellore, Erode and Madurai districts, where it reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
Summer rain: However, due to meteorological factors including convection, atmospheric circulation, air accumulation and signs of a storm formed in the Arabian Sea, Tamil Nadu has been receiving summer rains for the last few days.
In particular, heavy rains occurred at many places in the southern districts of Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari and the western foothills of the Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts. Chennai also received occasional moderate rains in the evening.
Meteorological department officials have said that this year the rainfall in summer has been 91 percent more than normal.
Because of this, the effect of heat in Tamil Nadu was less than normal this year.
Apart from this, the onset of southwest monsoon 9 days earlier this year i.e. on May 24 is considered to be the main reason for the less effect of the sun in Tamil Nadu.
