Very heavy showers over Tamilnadu on 30-Apr

SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST:-           

   Rainfall occurred at most places over Tamil Nadu, at many places over South Interior Karnataka and Kerala, at a few places over Rayalaseema and Lakshadweep. Isolated rainfall occurred over Telangana and Coastal Karnataka. Mainly dry weather prevailed over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and North Interior Karnataka.

                       The following stations recorded very heavy-to-heavy rainfall in Centimeters:

                       Nilakottai (Dindugal dt) 16, Tondi 14, Kozha (Kottayam dt) and Andipatti (Theni dt) 12 each, Athur (Salem dt) and Perundurai (Erode dt) 11 each, Karur, Panchapatti (Karur dt) and  Usilampatti (Madurai dt) 10 each, Soolagiri (Krishnagiri dt) and Mangalapuram (Namakkal dt) 9 each, Tozhudhur (Cuddalore dt), Karaikal, Nagapattinam, Kadaladi (Ramanathapuram dt), Pochampalli (Krishnagiri dt), Krishnagiri, Mayanur (Karur dt) and  Periyakulam (Theni dt) 8 each and Kochi Airport, Aluva (Ernakulam dt), Kanjirapalli (Kottayam dt), Puducherry Airport, Grandanaicut (Tanjavur dt), Vedaranyam, Papanasam (Tirunelveli dt), Thali (Krishnagiri dt) and  Arupukottai (Virudhunagar dt) 7 each.

The other chief amounts of rainfall recorded in Centimetres are:

 Subramanya (Dakshina Kannada dt), Thirukattupalli (Tanjavur dt), Paramathi velur and  Sendamangalam (both Namakkal dt), Dharmapuri, Pennagaram (Dharmapuri dt), Bhavani (Erode dt), Vembavur (Perambalur dt), Sholavandan (Madurai dt), Kodaikanal and  Natham (Dindugal dt) 6 each, Harangi (Kodagu dt), Cherthala (Alapuzha dt), Chidambaram and Sethiyathope (both Cuddalore dt), Parangipettai, Thanjavur, Tiruvaiyaru (Thanjavur dt), Sirkali (Nagapattinam dt), Mudukulathur  and Tiruvadanai (both Ramanathapuram dt), Ramanathapuram, Palayamkottai, Barur, Rayakottah and Hosur (all Krishnagiri dt), Kumarapalayam (Namakkal dt), Sankaridurg and Vazhapadi (both Salem dt), Dharapuram (Tiruppur dt), Erode and  Kulithalai (Karur dt) 5 each, Mysore, Sargur (Mysore dt), T. Narsipura (Mysore dt), MM Hills (Chamrajnagara dt), Rayalpadu (Kolar dt), Manjeri (Malappuram dt), Chittur (Palakkad dt), Thrissur, CIAL Kochi, Alapuzha, Kottayam, Vaikom (Kottayam dt), Tiruttani, Cuddalore, Madukkur and Peravurani (both Thanjavur dt), Mettur Dam (Salem dt), Palacode and  Pappireddipatti (both Dharmapuri dt), Avinashi and Kangeyam (both Tiruppur dt), Gobichettipalayam and Satyamangalam (both Erode dt), Devala and Kundhabridge (both Nilgiris dt), Karurparamathi, Chittampatti and Andipatti (both Madurai dt), Dindugal, Vedasandur (Dindugal dt) 4 each and  Bandipura and Yellandu (both Chamrajnagara dt), Bangalore,  Thondebhavi (Chikkballapura dt), Vythiri (Wynad dt), Ottapalem and Kollengode (both Palakkad dt), Vellanikara, Idukki,  Orathanadu (Tanjavur dt), Tiruvarur, Kollidam, Mayladuthurai and  Tarangambadi (all Nagapattinam dt), Kamuthi and R.S.Mangalam (both Ramanathapuram dt), Ambasamudram (Tirunelveli dt), Tiruchendur (Tuticorin dt), Tuticorin, Thuckalay (Kanyakumari dt), Ponnugondapuram and Denkanikottai (both Krishnagiri dt), Namakkal, Rasipuram (Namakkal dt), Omalur (Salem dt), Yercaud, Harur (Dharmapuri dt), Tiruppur, Valparai, Coonoor, Ketty (Nilgiris dt), Aravakuruchi, Kadavur and Thogamalai  (all Karur dt), Perambalur, Tiruchirapalli Airport, Melur, Mettupatti, Tirumangalam and Vadipatti (all Madurai dt), Bodinaickanur (Theni dt), Sathur (Virudhunagar dt) and Chatrapatti (Dindugal dt) 3 each, Virudhachalam (Cuddalore dt), Adiramapattinam, Papanasam and Pattukottai (both Thanjavur dt), Anchetty and Uthangarai (both Krishnagiri dt), Tiruchengode (Namakkal dt), Salem, Udumalpet and Mulanur (both Tiruppur dt), Bhavanisagar (Erode dt), Gudalur Bazaar and Naduvattam (both Nilgiris dt), Theni, Bhagamandala, Kushalnagara, Madapura and Somwarpet (all Kodagu dt), Kollegal (Chamrajnagar dt), K. R. Sagara (Mandya dt),  Bangarpet (Kolar dt), Bangalore airport, Koratagere and Chikkanahalli (both Tumkur dt), Kuppady (Wynad dt), Piravom (Ernakulam dt) and Kumarakom (Kottayam dt) 2 each and Anna University and DGP Office (both Chennai dt), Chennai, Chennai airport, Chengalpattu, Maduranthagam, Sriperumpudhur and Uthiramerur (all Kanchipuram dt), Tambaram, Pallipattu (Thiruvallur dt), Panruti (Cuddalore dt), Kumbakonam (Thanjavur dt), Paramakudi (Ramanathapuram dt), Tirunelveli, Boothapandi, Kuzhithurai, Nagerkoil and Pechiparai (all Kanyakumari dt), Coimbatore airport, Uthagamandalam, Kothagiri (Nilgiris dt), Kovilankulam (Virudhunagar dt), Palani (Dindigul dt), Nanjungud and Hunsur (both Mysore dt),  Chamrajnagar, Mandya, Hessarghatta (Bangalore Urban dt), Perinthalamanna (Malapuram dt), Pattambi (Palakkad dt), Mancompu and Chengannur (both Alapuzha dt) 1 each.

Rentachintala recorded the highest maximum temperature of 43 degree Celsius in the region.

Taken from www.imdchennai.gov.in