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Chennai wakes up to a overcast Today
Posted on: 17/Oct/2012 12:15:37 PM
Chennai woke up to an overcast morning on Today. Officials from the regional meteorological centre say that the city experienced mild showers in the 12-hour period from 8.30pm on Tuesday to 8.30am on Wednesday(17Oct,2012).
While Nungambakkam received 11.6mm of rain, Meenambakkam received 19.6mm.
The new feature, Nowcast, introduced by the Met department says that the sky conditions would be overcast and a few areas may receive rain fall till 11.30am. Wind speeds will be in the range of 10 to 15km per hour.
Recent observations by the Met department shows that Tamil Nadu is poised well for a good season of north-east monsoon. Coastal regions of the state receive up to 60% of its rain in the period between end-October to December.
Chennai receives 80 of the 120cm of its annual rain fall in this season.
Courtesy :TimesofIndia.com
