RDWR
RDWR
DATE: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 (31 Vaisakha 1946 SAKA) Time of issue: 1300 Hrs IST
A cyclonic circulation lies over Southwest Bay of Bengal coast and extends upto 3.1 km above mean
sea level. Under its influence, a low pressure area is very likely to form over southwest Bay of Bengal
by 22nd May, 2024. It is very likely to move northeastwards and concentrate into a Depression over
central parts of Bay of Bengal by morning of 24th May, 2024. It would continue to move
northeastwards and intensify further thereafter.
Yesterday’s trough now runs from above cyclonic circulation over Southwest Bay of Bengal to North
Interior Karnataka across Rayalaseema at 0.9 km above mean sea level.
Yesterday’s cyclonic circulation over north Kerala & neighbourhood between 1.5 km & 5.8 km above
mean sea level persists.
A cyclonic circulation lies over north Coastal Andhra Pradesh & neighbourhood at 0.9 km above
mean sea level.
Yesterday’s cyclonic circulation over south coastal Tamil Nadu & neighbourhood has become less
marked.
DESCRIPTION OF TEMPERATURE:
Adilabad (Telangana) recorded the highest maximum temperature of 41.3˚C in the region.
Markedly fall (-4.1o C or less) At isolated places over Kerala and South Interior Karnataka.
Appreciable fall (-2.1o C to -4.0o) At a few places over Tamilnadu and Kerala.
At isolated places over Karnataka.
Appreciable rise (2.1 o C to 4.0o) At isolated places over Tamilnadu, Coastal Karnataka, North
Interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Markedly rise (4.1o c or more) ------------
No large change (-2.0o C to 2.0o C) Over the rest of the region.
Tamilnadu,
FWS SCT SCT SCT ISOL ISOL ISOL
PDC & KKL
Kerala &
WS WS WS WS WS FWS FWS
Mahe
Lakshadweep WS WS WS WS WS FWS FWS
Coastal
WS WS WS FWS FWS FWS FWS
Karnataka
North Interior
SCT SCT FWS SCT ISOL ISOL ISOL
Karnataka
South Interior
FWS FWS FWS FWS SCT SCT SCT
Karnataka
Coastal
Andhra
ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL
Pradesh &
Yanam
Rayalaseema ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL ISOL
Isolated heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rain at one or two places is
likely to occur over Kerala.
Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Theni, Tenkasi,
Day 3 (23.05.2024) Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Virudhunagar districts of Tamilnadu and
Lakshadweep area.
Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Madurai, Dindigul, Nilgiris,
Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Thoothukudi districts of Tamilnadu, Coastal Karnataka
and South Interior Karnataka.
Day 4 (24.05.2024) Heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Kerala.
Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and
Tenkasi districts of Tamilnadu and Lakshadweep area.
Day 5 (25.05.2024) Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places over Kerala.
THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds with speed reaching 40-50 kmph is likely to
occur at one or two places over South Interior Karnataka.
Day 1
(21.05.2024) Thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds with speed reaching 30-40 kmph is likely to
occur at one or two places over Tamilnadu, Kerala, North Interior Karnataka, Coastal
Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Telangana.
Thunderstorm & lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over Lakshadweep area
and Coastal Karnataka.
Thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds with speed reaching 40-50 kmph is likely to
Day 2 occur at one or two places over South Interior Karnataka.
(22.05.2024)
& Thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds with speed reaching 30-40 kmph is likely to
Day 3 occur at one or two places over Kerala, North Interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra
(23.05.2024) Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Telangana.
Thunderstorm & lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over Tamilnadu,
Lakshadweep area and Coastal Karnataka.
Thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds with speed reaching 40-50 kmph is likely to
occur at one or two places over South Interior Karnataka.
Day 4 Thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds with speed reaching 30-40 kmph is likely to
(24.05.2024) occur at one or two places over North Interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh,
Rayalaseema and Telangana.
Thunderstorm & lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over Tamilnadu, Kerala,
Lakshadweep area and Coastal Karnataka.
Thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds with speed reaching 30-40 kmph is likely to
occur at one or two places over Interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh,
Day 5
Rayalaseema and Telangana.
(25.05.2024)
Thunderstorm & lightning is likely to occur at one or two places over Kerala and Coastal
Karnataka.
TEMPERATURE FORECAST
Maximum Temperature :
21.05.2024-25.05.2024
Maximum Temperature is likely to increase gradually by 2-3°C over
Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during the next five days (21.05.2024-
Day 1 (21.05.2024) 25.05.2024)
to
21.05.2024
Day 5 (25.05.2024)
Maximum Temperature is likely to be 2-3°C below normal at a few pockets
over Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during the next 24 hours.
22.05.2024 & 23.05.2024
Maximum Temperature is likely to be near normal over many parts of
Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during the subsequent two days
(22.05.2024 & 23.05.2024).
24.05.2024 & 25.05.2024
Maximum Temperature is likely to be normal to above normal during Day 4
(24.05.2024) & Day 5 (25.05.2024)
P. SENTHAMARAI KANNAN,
SCIENTIST ‘F’
For Deputy Director General of Meteorology,
Regional Meteorological Centre, Chenna
OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST OF: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 (31 Vaisakha 1946)
OBSERVATIONS RECORDED AT 0830 HRS IST OF DATE:21-05-2024 (31 Vaisakha 1946 SAKA )
Temperature Degrees Humidity
Rainfall
celsius percentage
Maximum Minimum At Millimeters Centimeters
Dep.
Past Dep. Past Dep. 0830 Past Seasons Departure Year's Weather
Stations from Annual
24 from 24 from Hrs 24 total from total remarks
normal normal
Hrs normal Hrs normal IST Hrs from normal from
oC oC oC oC
1-1-
% % mm 1-3-2024 mm cm
2024
Adiramapattinam 33.0 -1.5 24.8 -2.3 83 10 9.3 184.2 50.7 22 124 r*
Chennai 35.1 -3.1 28.2 -0.2 78 13 2.0 17.7 -33.2 8 140 r*
Chennai_AP 35.5 -3.6 27.5 -0.5 76 14 0.2 10.1 -56.3 9 138
Coimbatore_AP 31.0 -3.9 23.6 -0.4 78 0 1.6 143.5 45.2 16 59 r*
Coonoor 21.4 -3.6 16.8 0.6 96 27 25.0 451.4 167.4 60 159 r*
Cuddalore 34.4 -3.3 26.0 -1.3 97 28 18.2 57.4 -11.1 21 134 r*
Dharmapuri 32.0 -4.8 23.5 -1.1 87 21 16.0 126.2 -15.1 13 91 r*
Erode 34.2 -4.5 18.0 -5.6 89 28 25.8 61.2 -- 7 -- r*
Kanyakumari 28.6 -3.4 24.7 -1.3 81 2 14.8 137.1 10.4 15 75 r*
KarurParamathi 35.0 -1.1 21.0 -4.3 92 21 17.0 106.0 -5.0 13 59 r*
Karaikal 33.0 -3.9 25.1 -2.3 91 19 0.8 94.5 3.5 33 150 r*
Kodaikanal 17.0 -4.7 11.4 -1.9 90 20 17.0 213.5 -74.7 30 158 r*
Madurai_City 29.4 -8.7 23.4 -2.2 86 10 0.0 127.5 -- 13 -- m*
Madurai_AP 32.2 -6.5 24.6 -1.9 89 28 8.7 115.4 -5.5 13 85 r*
Nagapattinam 33.1 -3.8 23.2 -4.3 80 6 0.4 87.8 -3.8 38 143
Namakkal 32.5 -- 18.0 -- NA -- 68.0 140.8 -- 16 -- r*
Palayamkottai 30.3 -7.7 25.6 -0.6 78 10 0.0 77.0 -61.0 12 73
Pamban 30.5 -3.6 24.8 -3.4 77 0 15.2 240.0 135.0 31 91 r*
Parangipettai 31.0 -- 25.9 -- 94 -- 3.8 71.2 -3.3 21 139 r*
Puducherry 33.1 -4.8 26.4 -1.0 89 18 0.7 52.5 -27.9 23 134 r*
Salem 33.0 -4.3 23.1 -2.1 90 18 76.9 194.8 62.9 20 102 r*
Thanjavur 33.0 -- 26.0 -- 80 -- 1.0 26.8 -48.6 9 95 r*
Thirupattur 34.6 -3.4 25.4 0.3 78 15 6.0 64.4 -43.1 7 95 r*
Tiruchirappalli_AP 35.5 -3.1 24.4 -2.6 80 15 129.4 210.5 116.7 23 87 r*
Tiruthani 35.8 -4.4 27.3 0.6 81 25 6.2 33.6 -41.1 6 101 r*
Tondi 32.4 -1.6 23.6 -3.6 88 15 96.4 216.8 91.7 24 88 r*
Thoothukudi 32.0 -3.0 25.2 -1.5 82 8 0.5 163.5 52.7 23 63
Udagamandalam 19.9 -3.1 13.9 1.7 96 18 31.0 159.4 -31.4 21 116 r*
Valparai 23.0 -4.3 16.5 -1.4 93 5 43.0 338.4 81.2 44 290 r*
Vellore 36.4 -3.0 26.6 0.6 79 13 tr 58.2 -32.5 8 103 d*
*Weather at 0830 hours IST. Other remarks refer to preceding 24 hours. NA-Not avble D-Duststorm l-
Lightning d-drizzle m-mist s-snow r-rain h-hail f-fog p-shower z-haze t-thunderstorm tr-rainfall not
measurable. Tr-rainfall 0.01 to 0.49 cm AP-Airport plus sign omitted when departures above normal.
Legends:
North Tamil Nadu Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Villupuram,
(NTN) districts Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri,
Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Erode, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur,
Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur,
Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur.
South Tamil Nadu Dindigul, Theni, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram,
(STN) districts Thoothukudi, Thenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari.
Interior Tamil Nadu Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram,
(ITN) districts Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Erode, Nilgiris, Coimbatore,
Tiruppur, Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Theni,
Dindigul, Madurai, Thenkasi.
North interior Tamil Tirupattur, Vellore, Ranipet, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Kancheepuram,
Nadu (NITN) Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Erode, Nilgiris, Coimbatore,
districts Tiruppur, Tiruchirapalli, Ariyalur, Perambalur.
South interior Tamil Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Thenkasi.
Nadu (SITN) districts
Coastal Tamil Nadu Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur,
(CTN) districts Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi,
Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari.
North Coastal Tamil Tiruvallur, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur,
Nadu (NCTN) Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai.
districts
South Coastal Tamil Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari.
Nadu (SCTN)
districts
Delta Districts Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukottai and Karaikal
area.
Delta and Adjoining Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Pudukottai, Karaikal and
districts Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Cuddalore.