CHENNAI

 

EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS IN THE MONTH OF MAY

 

Year

Temperature(oC)

Rainfall (mm)

Highest

Maximum(Date)

Lowest

Minimum(Date)

24 Hours Highest

(Date)

Monthly Total

2017

42.6 (19)

27.5 (04)

2.9 (30)

3.0

2016

40.8 (26)

25.0 (18)

93.0 (18)

208.2

2015

42.2 (26)

25.6 (03)

3.9 (14, 15)

7.9

2014

42.8 (24)

24.3 (05)

9.1 (05)

13.5

2013

42.7 (27)

24.8 (13)

3.6 (13)

3.6

2012

42.5 (29)

27.1 (06)

0.0

0.0

2011

41.7  (08)

23.1  (21)

12.6 (21)

12.6

2010

40.9 (30)

21.4 (20)

109.7 (20)

204.0

2009

41.1 (15)

22.8 (16)

13.6 (16)

14.7

2008

42.1 (16,17, 18)

26.3 (13)

0.3 (22)

0.3

ALL TIME RECORD

45.0 (31,2003)

21.1 (14,1886)

244.3 (22,1952)

408.5 (1990)

 

 

 

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