Some Severe HEAT coming up for entire India from 3-May .. http://ow.ly/i/B29r

Rainfall till 8:30am, 30-Apr-2012.. over S.Peninsula ... http://ow.ly/aBDRY

The delay in developing “Heat Low” in Thar Desert region and "Pacific Ocean" ..?? .. http://ow.ly/aBDLs

All India Rainfall Toppers from 01.01.2012 to 30.04.2012 ... http://ow.ly/aBDx3

RT @bheemaupadhyaya: @weatherofindia http://t.co/nqBt41wW thats view of todays rain in Bangalore. I liked a lot !

chennai - One last chance of T.shower tomorrow (1-May) afternoon !!

chennai - after 2pm the T.shower over S. chennai failed to materialize .. this might be the last window for Rain for next 15 HOT days !

RT @bheemaupadhyaya: @weatherofindia Its raining good Anjanapura, Bangalore South West.. http://t.co/U7PbLzVM (5:12pm)

Rainfall till 8:30am, 30-Apr-2012.. over S.Peninsula

TAMIL NADU AND PUDUCHERRY:

Tiruvalangadu (Tiruvalllur dt)  and Hosur (Krishnagiri dt) 5 each , Polur (Tiruvannamalai dt) 4, Uthagamandalam (AWS), Ambur (Vellore dt) and Tiruvannamalai 2 each and Chengam (Tiruvannamalai dt),  Kalavai (AWS), Alangayam and Vaniyambadi (both Vellore dt), Chinna Kallar (Coimbatore dt), Tirutani, Tiruvalllur, Poondi (Tiruvallur dt), Kuzhithurai (Kanyakumari dt), Valparai , Madurai Airport and Andipatti (Theni dt) 1 each.

ANDHRA PRADESH:

Rajampet and Satyavedu (both Cuddapah dt) 6 each, Srungavarapukotta (Vizianagaram dt) 5, Palamner and Pakala (Chittur dt) 4 each, Vuyuru (A) and Gudivada (both Krishna dt), Bobbili (Vizianagaram dt) and Suryapet (Nellore dt) 3 each, Tada , Udayagiri and Miryalaguda (all Nellore dt), Tiruvuru (Krishna dt), Gannavaram, Venkatagirikota , Puttur and Punganur (all Chittur dt) and Khammam 2 each and  Vinjamur and Seetharamapuram (both Nellore dt), Yerragondapalem (Prakasam dt), Porumamilla (Cuddapah dt) and Aswaropet (A) (Krishna dt) 1 each.    

KARNATAKA:

Chintamani 7, M.M.Hills (Chamrajnagara dt) and Kolar 3 each and Sidlaghatta (Chickbalapur dt) 1.

KERALA:

Kozhikode Airport and Kochi Airport 7 each, Mavelikara (Alapuzha dt) 6, Piravom (Ernakulam dt), Mancompu and Chenganur (both Alapuzha dt) and Tiruvananthapuram City 5 each, Varkala (Tiruvananthapuram dt) 4, Aluva and Perumbavur (both Ernakulam dt), Kottayam, Thiruvalla (Pathnamthitta dt), Tiruvananthapuram Airport and Nedumangadu (Tiruvananthapuram dt) 3 each, Chalakudy (Thrissur dt), Alapuzha and Thodupuzha (Idukki dt) 2 each and Quilandy (Kozhikode dt), Perinthalamanna and Angadipuram (both Malappuram dt), Kodungalur (Thrissur dt), CIAL Kochi, Kayamkulam , Cherthala and Haripad (all Alapuzha dt), Kumarakom (Kottayam dt), Peermadu and Munnar (both Idukki dt) and Kollam 1 each.   

The Pacific Ocean

The Mighty Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world. It covers nearly 28% of global surface and of course larger than the land area of the globe.  It stretches between Southern ocean in the Deep South, to Asia, Australia and to major portions of western hemisphere. The Sun shine over the Pacific and the clockwise (anticlockwise) sea gyrations in Northern (Southern) hemisphere Pacific have an impact over global weather. The western Pacific exhibits monsoonal winds and becomes the major cause for rainfall In Asia.  Similarly the heating of western Pacific influences the weather pattern in India.  The sea surface temperature anomaly and station level pressure anomaly in the region between 5^o N to 5^o S and 150^o W to 120^o W and more precisely between 160^o E to 150^o W have a dramatic impact on Summer Monsoon Rainfall in India.  This tele connection was first discovered by Sir Albert Walker.  Relatively strong intense heating in the far eastern portions of above mentioned region in Pacific Ocean during this April 2012 may play a dramatic role in Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall [ISMR]. The delay in developing “Heat Low” in Thar Desert region and far west desert / continental area may be attributed to this effect. Hence monitoring of SOI and SST (NINO) anomaly in the above mentioned region will help in prediction of ISMR.

All India Rainfall Toppers from 01.01.2012 to 30.04.2012

The rainfall figures given are in mm (Top 25 places - minimum 400 mm upto 30.04.2012)

1. Cherrapunji (Megahlaya) - 1417
2. Anini (Arunachal Pradesh) - 1140
3. Tuting (Arunachal Pradesh) -1080
4. Silchar (Assam) - 870
5. Tezu (Arunachal Pradesh) - 730
6. Piravom (Kerala) - 680
7. Manali (Himachal Pradesh) - 610
8. Car Nicobar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) - 590
9. Gangtok (Sikkim) - 580
10. Kochi AP (Kerala) - 532
    
11. Kanjirappally (Kerala) - 530
12. Passighat (Arunachal Pradesh) -530
13. Tadong (Sikkim) - 510
14. Nancowry (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) -490
15. Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh) - 450
16. Punalur (Kerala) - 433
    
17. Kailasahar (Tripura) - 430
18. Dibrugarh  (Assam) - 420
19. Perunchani Dam (Tamil Nadu) - 400
20. Kalpa (Himachal Pradesh) - 400
21. Shillong (Meghalaya) - 400
22. Pechiparai Dam (Tamil Nadu) - 400

Other places may also have obtained more rainfall than the station quoted above. 

After last year's epic rainfall race for being the wettest places during South West Monsoon. I have compiled a poll for viewers and rain followers voting for the season 2012. The link to the polls is here Poll code. The 2011 rankings can be found here - 2011 SWM rainfall rankings

Radar shows rain over zones S,S-W of Chengelpet 1:45pm

1pm, T.showers seen over N-W, central Tamilnadu and Sharp showers over S.kerala continue .. http://ow.ly/i/AZ8X

chennai - can have T.showers on today and tomorrow.. and after that temp. to reach 40 deg C from 2-May.. http://ow.ly/i/AZ8n

RT @rajugana: @weatherofindia Baroda 1.50pm, Clear skies, Sunny, hot and humid..40C..Dryness in the air, and feeling the heat..

Present showers over Bangladesh, S.bengal and entire N-E states to continue till 6-May.. some showers over Bangladesh are going to be HEavy

Present W.D activity over N,N-W India will go down on 2-May... till then scattered showers forecast for Kashmir, Himachal & Punjab

S-W monsoon style morning showers to continue over S.kerala and S.tip Tamilnadu till 5-May.. http://ow.ly/i/AZ6I

Due to moisture left over by last week's LOW, T.showers expected to pop over N,S,central Tamilnadu , chennai till 2-May http://ow.ly/i/AZ4N

Cold conditions have descended over Kashmir, N,central Pakistan and into N, N-W India.. this'll prevail till 4-May.. http://ow.ly/i/AZ46

Heavy moisture presence seen over entire Tamilnadu and S.Kerala .. http://ow.ly/i/AZ3u

RT @fredjoyjoseph: The awesomest thing s waking up.to the sound f.rain outside your window..#kerala, i am loving it!!! http://t.co/aXITN1qt

chennai - Southern suburbs are in for a T.shower in another 1 hr.. already we have drizzles around 1:23pm