CHENNAI

 

EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST

 

Year

Temperature(oC)

Rainfall (mm)

Highest

Maximum(Date)

Lowest

Minimum(Date)

24 Hours Highest

(Date)

Monthly Total

2017

37.1 (31)

23.6 (18)

61.1 (18)

257.5

2016

38.2 (09)

24.9 (31)

11.2 (31)

44.3

2015

37.6 (10)

23.1 (05)

30.8 (05)

106.5

2014

38.5 (02)

22.9 (25)

89.3 (25)

222.6

2013

36.9 (04)

23.6 (15, 17)

58.1 (15)

195.1

2012

37.3 (03)

23.7 (26)

27.0 (14)

89.5

2011

36.9  (08)

20.5  (25)

156.2  (25)

368.9

2010

36.9  (12)

23.7  (23, 30)

76.9 (18)

235.8

2009

39.1 (09)

23.5 (15)

17.5 (18)

87.0

2008

38.3 (02)

22.6 (20)

100.3 (20)

147.2

ALL TIME RECORD

40.0 (05, 1918)

20.5 (25, 2011)

156.2 (25, 2011)

368.9  (2011)

 

 

 

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE

PERIOD: 1981-2010

Month

Mean

Temperature(oC)

Mean

Total

Rainfall

(mm)

Mean

Number of Rainy

Days

Mean Number of days with

Daily

Minimum

Daily

Maximum

HAIL

Thunder

FOG

SQUALL

Jan

21.2

29.3

25.9

1.4

0

0

0.1

0

Feb

22.2

30.9

3.4

0.8

0

0.1

0.1

0

Mar

24.2

32.9

3.5

0.3

0

0.4

0.1

0

Apr

26.6

34.5

14.4

0.8

0

0.8

0

0

May

28.0

37.1

34.2

1.8

0

2.1

0

0.1

Jun

27.5

37.0

55.8

4.0

0

3.5

0

0.3

Jul

26.4

35.3

103.8

6.5

0

3.8

0

0.2

Aug

25.9

34.7

126.8

7.7

0

4.6

0

0.2

Sep

25.6

34.2

147.7

7.3

0

6.2

0

0.1

Oct

24.6

32.1

315.6

10.9

0

7.3

0

0

Nov

23.1

29.9

374.4

11.5

0

3.1

0

0

Dec

21.9

28.9

177.4

5.8

0

0.6

0

0

Annual

24.8

33.1

1382.9

58.8

0

32.5

0.4

0.8