Tamil Nadu reports 35 percent increase in Northeast monsoon rainfall

The Chennai Meteorological Department has reported that rainfall during the current Northeast monsoon in Tamil Nadu has been 35 percent higher than normal. Since the monsoon began on October 15, the state has recorded 21.79 cm of rain, compared to the expected 16.56 cm.

Heavy rainfall has been particularly concentrated in the Western Ghats and southern districts. Among the 30 districts reporting above-average rainfall, Coimbatore recorded a 101 percent increase, followed by Tiruvallur at 79 percent, Dindigul at 74 percent, and Karaikal at 70 percent. In Chennai, rainfall was 3 percent above the expected 26 cm, reaching 29.6 cm.

Conversely, some districts, including Tenkasi, Chengalpattu, Tiruppur, and Pudukkottai, have experienced lower than average rainfall.