Vagaries of the Weather ©

Monday, January 03, 2022

Mumbai/Pune Outlook for 3rd and 4th January - warmer than average temperatures to continue.

Mumbai will continue to see warmer daytime around 33°C and nights around 20°C,

No change in Pune weather for another couple of days.

But Mumbai winter chill not over...change towards cooler weather over Mumbai and Konkan from 5th. onwards.

4th January - 8th January.

Two Western Disturbances (J-1 &J-2) are likely to affect northwestern and parts of central India from 4th January onwards till 8th January., Good amounts of precipitation in form of rain expected in NW/N India and Southwards upto Gujarat. Heavy snowfall in Hill States.

Temperatures expected to plunge.

Delhi: Rainfall expected from 5th-8th January with fall in day temperatures (19c).

Karachi: Winter rains expected from the WD on 4th & 5th January. Very cold days on 5th/6th..Max around 21c.

More details on this WD soon.

Saturday, January 01, 2022

The year that was... 2021 some few selected excerpts & Extreme Events from Vagarians.. Not covered all, Some events maybe missed

Mumbai Scruz 2021:

Pune weather 2021..

Highest Max.. 39.6°C (04/05/21)

Lowest Max 19.4°C (01/12/21)

Lowest Min 8.6°C (09/02/21)

Highest Min 24.4°C (15/05/21)

Max rain in 24hrs: 80mm(24/07/21)

Vag. Pavan

Vag. Abhishek.

Badlapur Weather Summary at Glance for 2021

Temperature Avg = 27.5℃ (+0.3℃)

Avg TMax = 33.3℃ (+0.1℃)

Avg TMin = 21.7℃ (+0.5℃)

Highest Max = 42.3°C (27 Mar)

Lowest Max = 22.1°C (01 Dec)

Lowest Min = 13.7°C (29 Jan)

Highest Min = 28.5°C (15 May)

Annual Rainfall = 4585 mms (+1084 mm)

Rainy Days = 111 Days (+20), 24hr Highest Rainfall = 306mm (22 Jul)

Vag. Abhijit

From Vag. Puneet

A few International Events compiled by Vagaries ⬇

4th October

A weather station in Cairo Montenotte, Province of Savona in the NW Italian region of Liguria, recorded 496 mm of rain in just 6 hours, breaking the country's 6-hour rainfall record of 472 mm set in 2011

11th August

The Italian island of Sicily may have registered the hottest temperature ever recorded in Europe - 48.8C. Regional authorities reported the reading, which needs to be verified by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), near Syracuse today. According to the WMO, the current official record in Europe is 48C, registered in Athens, Greece, in 1977.

8th-12th June

India's largest city Mumbai registered a total of 715.3 mm of rain duing 8-12 June - the June average is 126.1 mm.

17th June

The ongoing severe heatwave continues to grip the south-western states of the US, with temperatures exceeding 40C in a number of cities. Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, recorded a maximum temperature of 53.2C, which is a new world record for the month and only 1.2 degC off the all-time global temperature record, 54.4C. The following night also broke June records for the warmest night in North America, with a low of 40.6C at Stovepipe Wells. Mexicali, in Mexico, also recorded a high of 50C on 17 June, adding to the growing list of countries that have hit 50C this year.

23rd June

Moscow has seen its hottest June day for 120 years after the temperature hit 34.7C

June

Canada broke its temperature record for a third straight day - 49.6C in Lytton

17th April

Intense hailstorms and heavy rain lashed parts of Saudi Arabia over the past couple of days, completely covering desert sand in Hail city and Asir region. Meteorologists at the Jordan-based ArabiaWeather network said that the intense hailstorm hit Hail when the temperature was around 28C. According to the Saudi National Centre for Meteorology, heavy thunderstorms and hailstorms, accompanied by snowfall, also took place in several cities in Asir, including Abha, Khamis Mushait, Tanuma and Al Namas.

On 14 February, temperatures dipped all the way down to -19F at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, just missing a record low temperature for the date originally set in 1875. But now just three weeks later, city residents are dressing for a very different record. Today, the city reached a high temperature of 62F, shattering the previous high-temperature record of 61F for the date in the city last reached in 1879.

26th March

The cherry blossom season, Japan's traditional sign of spring, has peaked at the earliest date since records began 1200 years ago, research shows. The 2021 season in the city of Kyoto peaked on 26 March, according to data collected by Osaka University. Increasingly early flowerings in recent decades are likely to be as a result of climate change, scientists say. The records from Kyoto go back to 812 AD in imperial court documents and diaries. The city has experienced an unusually warm spring this year. The previous record there was set in 1409, when the season reached its peak on 27 March

16th-17th February

Heavy snow over parts of the Middle East, including Syria, Lebanon, and Israel led to the blocking of roads and disruption to normal life. According to local media reports, the snow has already blocked some of the roads in Syria, including in capital Damascus, disrupted traffic, and postponed exams at some universities. Syrian Arab News Agency reported snow as deep as 15 cm in Um Houran area in Dahir al-Jabal, indicating that many roads in the mountainous regions are barely passable.

5th January

Close to 120 mm of rain fell in Chennai, India, the city's highest rainfall in a single day for the month of January since 1915. The heavy downpour resulted in flooding in many parts of the city. Meenambakkam and Nungambakkam registered 50 and 60 mm of rain, respectively, in a 24-hour period on Tuesday morning. By Tuesday evening, the two stations had registered 80 and 100 mm of rain, respectively. Many other areas, such as Tarmani, received up to 120 mm.

And Finally, a beautiful Collage of the colourfull skies of Pune in 2021
pics by Vag. Pavan.

Friday, December 31, 2021

31st December...

Continuing from yesterday's post,

Year end bonus for Chennai... Mean total rainfall for Chennai in Dec is just 177.4 mm.. And ⇓

Massive Rainfall in Chennai & the suburbs. Rainfall ending 8:30 am on 31.12.2021

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------in mm (min 60 mm)

DGP office - 237

Avadi - 230

MRC Nagar - 215

Nungambakkam - 201

Poonamallee - 201

KK Nagar - 197

Ambattur - 196

Anna University - 190

Tondairpet - 190

Chembarabakkam - 189

ACS Medical College (Vanagaram) - 185

Nandanam - 184

Aynavaram - 177

Alwarpet - 173

Perambur - 155

Meenambakkam - 149

Kottivakkam - 145

Valsarawakkam - 143

Shollingnallur - 124

Adyar - 120

Korattur Anaicut - 118

Mogappair East - 110

Tirur (Sevvapet)- 109

Redhills - 103

Poondi - 97

Kelampakkam - 94

Anna Nagar West - 93

Pallikaranai - 90

Cholavaram - 90

Tamaraipakkam - 90

Anna Nagar - 87

Sriperumbedur - 86

Tamabaram - 69

Sathyabama University - 64

Hindustan University - 63

Katupakkam (near Vandalur) - 62

Tiruvallur - 56

Reasons Analysis by Vagarian T.Gokul (Pune) :

Leading edge of a moisture filled easterly surge approached Tamilnadu coast with winds decreasing around the edge.... probably leading to moisture convergence in the lower levels and at the same time the divergence associated with the upper level trough (east of trough axis ) probably aided in dynamic lifting by providing upper level ventilation to the column....and along with some frictional convergence as it neared the coast .... Broad understanding...

Large amounts of moisture flux over Southern bay of Bengal from south China sea

Easterly wind surge in the lower levels equatorward side of the Siberian high

Upper level divergence was seen to the east of trough axis

Information and post courtesy to Vagarian T.. Gokul.

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Posted 30th December

Chennai to receive good showers next 3 days...

5pm Thursday ⬇

After a poor performance in December, Tamil Nadu on 30th & 31st could Possibily see the final NEM spell over coastal regions bringing Moderate increase in rainfall.