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Sundar24 80-100 mm
Ashwinds 120 mm
Gopal666 175-225 mm
Sudharsan Krival 180-230
Raja 200 mm
Cat5hurricane 200-250 mm
KEA 210-250 mm
Grully 225 mm
Sudharshan 225-250 mm
Guru 250 mm
Chandru24 250 mm
seshu94 250-275 mm
hr649 250-300 mm
Jupijove 260-270 mm
skvsram 260-300 mm
templetravel 270 mm
originaldashman 272-322 mm
Vijay 275-300 mm
Jon 300 mm
VSN 300 – 325 mm
Ganesh Raja 300-330 mm
Joel 300-350 mm
Raj Kumar Sir 350 mm
Arjunlv 360-410 mm
Karthik Narayan 370 mm
Mani 370-380 mm
gtaman – 400-450
Guna Sir 400-450 mm
Pradeep 450-500 mm
parthasri35 450-500 mm
We all Predicted the date long before. That time we know very merely.
Don’t say KEA the winner. We have not predicted based on KEA prediction.
in the beginning even i thot like considering the wind direction, cloud movement, the 1st rains would be the NEM’s onset.. but tats not the fact.. onset sets the perfect NEM period… so official announcement would be considered mostly..
Based on last 2-3 years prediction, Kea is spot on in predicting systems and rain capacity of the system, even though his posts and titles will be misleading some times
Is ther any1 other than me crazy about weather forecast?? How many weather related sites u hav bookmarked?? More than 40 bookmarks ,. Just to knw,Enna mathri yarachu aarva kolaru irukeengla??
Mjo update:Most climate models predict the MJO will strengthen over the western hemisphere and Africa region in the coming days and propagate eastwards over the western Indian Ocean.. am sure tis wil trigger cyclone in n.ind ocean wen it reach sw arb sea,ajoining w.ind ocean.
Storage in our lakes are depleting faster. Deficiency is huge! We need a LPA or a system (urgently)! Mere NEM rains won’t be able to bridge the deficiency.
and of course im the winner in this competion who will predict the frist drops of NEM 2012? 😀
How come? I thought u had predicted 20-22.
As predicted by IMD if monsoon strikes on 18th, 6 ppl will claim to be winners
how come 6 ppl will claim…it it sets on 18th..then
Rajeshh Oct 18
Rajkmr Oct 18-19
Seshu94 Oct 18-20 will be the winners….only 2 days varialble in the competition..
Ok Partha sir, but vl be gud to have updates from areas like Vandalur, Urapakkam, Gudu, MM and SP Koil..guys working in Siruseri SIPCOT can update us on OMR..
Jon, freeya vidu pa…adhellam kandukadha..Kea and Sel shud not know that! 😀
Raja sir, don mistake me..i vl answer any other question..im ready to answer even VK’s questions..but this is part of my never ending friendly fight with Kea 😀
i think kea won’t be changing because we got 31mm today
ya but we had 23.4mm !!
OMG! I cant tolerate this…im being compared to VK 😦 ..guys..he even has a public profile in FB..just hover on his name!
Guna Sir, u were d one who supported me during that epic ‘-‘ battle in 2010…i need u now also….even now, KR thinks Jon and Dashman are one and the same..since both come from Mount 😀
I asked one simple question.U never answered. So we thought you are playing two roles one as Dash(expert in weather) and another one as VK, like MGR playing in Enga vettu pillai.
Now it is clear that you are working in Pumping station, pumping rain water to Chennai
@Raja, epdi correct’a kandupudicheenga? The right answer is
b)Govt Office having net facility
I work in the drinking water storage facility near that huge Porur lake..using Vaio laptop with high speed mobile broadband and sitting inside those huge pipes.. 😆 😮
Upper level Winds near S.andaman sea adjoining s.east bay is varying..soon ther may be a weak circulation. Gfs,cmc ,thailand model,cola wer showing the possiblity of weak low spinning up in swbay but ECWMF not agreeing with tis…
It rained heavily for 5 minutes and then weakened to drizzle.
it has moved to chegalpet now… not even a drizzle in Guindy..
Clarification regarding October rainfall.
The 31 mm recorded by IMD today will be counted in October rain contest. Remember the contest is not to predict NEM October rain, but October rain in total
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New poll added. Please check it out on the kea homepage
Why? Doesn’t today‘s late night showers already count as NEM?
kea, is ur wordpress account free /paid one? I can help you with auto refresh functionality if needed.
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check this guys!
dark clouds entering from west north west… drizzlng started here n pulicat….
Salutations to the almighty, the rains have arrived. expecting a bountiful 45-60 days ahead. Cheers to all KEA bloggers.
will be giving you rainfall amts throughout the season from santhome, RA puram, mylapore areas.
🙂
John2013,
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Woke up to see puddles – looks like 15mm at least ? Good to see some rain finally!
@kea, ur poll question seems to be wrong.we already rcvd our 1st NEM rain which came from nne
Yes,the TS formed near George town and moved further inland.
Roads are wet with puddles. Scocked to see 23 mm!
Meenambakkam 2 mm.Others 0.Anna University 5 mm
Waiting for Nungambakkam figures.
*shocked
guindy 4mm
rain coming from n
wet days ahead acc to weathercast and foreca
http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-weather/city-weather/city/91X290/chennai.html
http://foreca.com/India/State_of_Tamil_Nadu/Chennai
Good overnight rains at besant Nagar..assume will be counted as the last SWM rains..my prediction for the highest one day rains in Oct is 60-75mm
As expected first NEM rains…IMD WILL declare it by tomoro 17 oct since,they need widespread coastal rainfall
60 – Ashwinds
72 – KEA
80 – Jon
86.91 – vorticbob
95 – Joel
99.9 – Sudharshan
105 – Rajesh
110 – Raj Kumar Sir
120 – Templetravel
120-125 – VSN
123.47 – Salem Iyer
120-140 – Cat5Hurricane
140 – Pradeep
142 – arjunlv
150 – Jupijove
180 – Partha Sir
180 – 200 – gtaman
60 – Ashwinds
60-75 – gopal666
72 – KEA
80 – Jon
86.91 – vorticbob
95 – Joel
99.9 – Sudharshan
105 – Rajesh
110 – Raj Kumar Sir
120 – Templetravel
120-125 – VSN
123.47 – Salem Iyer
120-140 – Cat5Hurricane
140 – Pradeep
142 – arjunlv
150 – Jupijove
180 – Partha Sir
180 – 200 – gtaman
70-90mm
Sundar24 80-100 mm
Ashwinds 120 mm
Gopal666 175-225 mm
Sudharsan Krival 180-230
Raja 200 mm
Cat5hurricane 200-250 mm
KEA 210-250 mm
Grully 225 mm
Sudharshan 225-250 mm
Guru 250 mm
Chandru24 250 mm
seshu94 250-275 mm
hr649 250-300 mm
Jupijove 260-270 mm
skvsram 260-300 mm
templetravel 270 mm
originaldashman 272-322 mm
Vijay 275-300 mm
Jon 300 mm
VSN 300 – 325 mm
Ganesh Raja 300-330 mm
Joel 300-350 mm
Raj Kumar Sir 350 mm
Arjunlv 360-410 mm
Karthik Narayan 370 mm
Mani 370-380 mm
gtaman – 400-450
Guna Sir 400-450 mm
Pradeep 450-500 mm
parthasri35 450-500 mm
Only 24 hr contest is now open.
Kea let us start new prediction. How many school holidays this year ?
Anybody interested to join ?
*due to rain
I expect atleast 5 school holidays this year due to heavy rain during oct-nov-dec period
Not for me. For my kid. Any other blogger still studying in School ?
Rain approaching Pondy
My rain gauge has received 4mm.. Not much rain in and around guindy..
radar down,seems some rain approaching from north east
OMG!!! look at foreca’s forecast fantastic and hope it comes true.
http://www.foreca.com/India/State_of_Tamil_Nadu/Chennai
KEA/All,
Good Morning,
Since rain has come from NE today i think you have to declare me as the winner of the first poll.
I saw some tiny clouds moving in from N now.
Happy Navarathri and NEM Season to All.
We have all set with Golu Yesterday, With 5 steps, park and a temple on a mountain.
No no. We will follow IMD
its ok….but officially it has to be announced by IMD…that will be NEM Date..
23.4MM recorded in Nungambakkam.
Jon, Y models predicting mad rains?? I think Uac wil form in GOM adjoining lanka
Current world sattellite image.
http://www.intellicast.com/Global/Satellite/Current.aspx
All Models predict rain starts from tomorrow night…heaviest will be on friday & saturday..
KEA has not accepted in declaring me as winner for prediction of ONSET of NEM from 14-16.
Anyway whoever predicted the NEM onset from 18-20 will be the winner.
My Hearty Wishes to those people who scores first mark.
Kea is the winner. You people predicted close to normal onset date which everyone knows. Only Kea has taken risk
We all Predicted the date long before. That time we know very merely.
Don’t say KEA the winner. We have not predicted based on KEA prediction.
in the beginning even i thot like considering the wind direction, cloud movement, the 1st rains would be the NEM’s onset.. but tats not the fact.. onset sets the perfect NEM period… so official announcement would be considered mostly..
Current wind pattern
http://www.intellicast.com/Global/Wind/Current.aspx
Gud rain here in tbm…shud be 5mm…not as low as meena
Only drizzle in Velachery
All,
We can expect some TS in the afternoon today.
Looks like Nunga takes lead compared to Meena in NEM . Will Nunga win this year?
no…….
Believe me ,not even a single drop of rain in my area….pj,jupijove,templetravel, pls let me knw whether ur area witnessed any rain ?
trace rainfall here in annanagar yesterday night
Based on last 2-3 years prediction, Kea is spot on in predicting systems and rain capacity of the system, even though his posts and titles will be misleading some times
Sel,Kea,Jon,Dash,Pradeep,Karthik are the pillars of this kea site’s growth.
Suresh,Vinod too helped a lot
@raja ……last 10 years the NEM scores for nunga n meena standa tied at 5-5 with average also tied at 84cm……last 42 years avg nunga 85.7 ,meena 85.3
Is ther any1 other than me crazy about weather forecast?? How many weather related sites u hav bookmarked?? More than 40 bookmarks ,. Just to knw,Enna mathri yarachu aarva kolaru irukeengla??
U r simply great Selcyclone
Sel….40 is less….more than 100 links in my favorite pages bookmarked over last 6 years
40 sites u’ve bookmarked or pages from those sites??
Official Rainfall from NEM/SWM in mm around Chennai
Nungambakkam – 31
Avadi – 30
Kolapakkam – 20
Meenambakkam – 2
Nunga starts with a bang
yeah…..
Lot of clouds here in vandalur …on wAy to pondi
enjy the rain..
Rainfall stats :
Hosur – 64mm
Avadi – 33mm
Chennai – 30mm
Nilakotai – 24mm
Kea -23.4 mm
Periakulam -17mm
Thiruchendur – 8mm
Thoothukudi port -5mm
Thirunelveli – 5mm
Ooty – 5mm
Guindy – 4mm
Meenambakkam – 2mm
Wow CTT is -60 C near SL
http://www.imd.gov.in/section/satmet/dynamic/iso.htm
This is not at all fair from IMD, See the clouds near coastal AP, the temp is -40C. It moves from East. This is surely NEM rain.
Yes tat could move further towards our southern coast..
Pj, tats amazing..tats y u r called as dataman… i told minimum 40 for considering… I hav got 77 in chrome,8 in firefox…
have more than 100 bookmarks and 4 folders for weather..
A future cyclone in BOB?
http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cyclonephase/ecmwf/fcst/archive/12101300/146.html
http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cyclonephase/ngp/fcst/archive/12101512/73.html
Pj,any rain last nyte??
only drizzle in Anna Nagar West…looks like Nunga and T.Nagar got the brunt of the rainfall
lil rain in Guindy…
Vorticbob,Tat was the disturbance v discussed yestrday…it moved 4m phuket, thailand….keeping a closewatch..
Selvafun, it is not the same. It is a future disturbance close to to us.
IMD will declare onset within the next 72 hours
mostly tis Friday or sat would be the day !!
Rajkmr, wow.gr8
Mjo update:Most climate models predict the MJO will strengthen over the western hemisphere and Africa region in the coming days and propagate eastwards over the western Indian Ocean.. am sure tis wil trigger cyclone in n.ind ocean wen it reach sw arb sea,ajoining w.ind ocean.
waiting 4 gfs update http://www2.tmd.go.th/mm5/images/rsm/1/pcp_0006.gif
Cuddalore Recorded 77MM in 24 hours.
likely or unlikely ?? http://www2.tmd.go.th/mm5/images/rsm/1/pcp_0007.gif
likely.. Coz most of the models predicting sat. To be a rainy day..
So, NEM will start with a first ball SIXER!
hope so
Forecast.
Precipitation for 4 days.
http://monsoondata.org/wx/ezindia.s.html
Past 10 days data of Wind Pattern Changes.
Wind has changed to NE today morning.
http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/wavetrak/windnpac/movies/windnpac10.html
nopes.. Its circulating between north, northwest , east and north east.. For steady NE winds, we’v to wait for few days
“Dash, oru vellai flag eduthutu tmrw nunga pora,kea’s web cam munnadi nikkira…atha nanga pakkanum..”
Sel,
Idhu kaalam kaalama nadakara maaperum yudham..historical and never ending fight..im d only person able to keep Kea in check..sit back n enjoy! 😀
Kea’ya Adambakkam vandhu vella kodi kaamika sollu 😆 appo naan en pera solren!
Dash,aiyaya adam pidikriyae nee!!
“Any other blogger still studying in School ?”
Raja, who else other than our thunderkid (jupi)? 😀
Anyone still not able to access the webcam?
Its perfect…
Cola predicting close to 200mm till 23rd oct.. If v really get tat amount ,I think most pple rain prediction wil b out of contest..
Selvan,
I have given as 450-500MM as per the COLA only.
If this forecast sustains i think i have sure chance to win.
Then winner is Cola or Partha ?
cola 😀
As v expected, black clouds 4m N..
But the sat image http://www.imd.gov.in/section/satmet/img/sector-ir.jpg looks like ter’s nothing… except few low clouds…
Storage in our lakes are depleting faster. Deficiency is huge! We need a LPA or a system (urgently)! Mere NEM rains won’t be able to bridge the deficiency.
Yeah… and that LPA shld provide abundant rain.. It shldn’t fly away to AP..
Foreca predicts 98% chance of rain today from TS…
Rain Forecast in MM till 23rd Oct 2012. As per Cola.
16th 6
17th 16
18th 45
19th 28
20th 42
21st 16
22nd 6
23rd 14
Total 173MM
it has been predicting for the past few days.. but we had no rain..
wunderground predicts 70% chance of rain on wed – fri
As per Accuweather, but not reliable.
16 10
17 9
18 1
19 18
20 25
21 23
22 28
23 20
24 6
25 6
26 2
27 3
28 3
29 1
30 0
31 0
Total 155MM
already 10 for 16…
Rain forecast for today evening and late night.
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=en&MENU=0000000000&CONT=swas&MODELL=gfs&MODELLTYP=1&BASE=-&VAR=prec&HH=60&PANEL=1&ZOOM=0&ARCHIV=0&RES=0&WMO=
Forecast for 18th.
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=en&MENU=0000000000&CONT=swas&MODELL=gfs&MODELLTYP=1&BASE=-&VAR=prec&HH=60&PANEL=2&ZOOM=0&ARCHIV=0&RES=0&WMO=
Forecast for 19th. Very Heavy Rain.
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=en&MENU=0000000000&CONT=swas&MODELL=gfs&MODELLTYP=1&BASE=-&VAR=prec&HH=60&PANEL=3&ZOOM=0&ARCHIV=0&RES=0&WMO=
Low formed in Arabian Sea on 22nd.
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/weathercharts?LANG=en&MAPS=d&CONT=inin&LAND=__&ZEIT=201210220600
gfs lat forecast
Positive MJO Conditions forecast.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/MJO/foregfs.shtml
drizzling in Guindy !!
1. Current sea surface condition in Pacific.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_update/sstanim.shtml
2. SST Anomalies – Tropical Pacific is hotter as of 10th October 2012.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_update/sstanim.shtml
3. NINO Current condition – look at NINO3.4 is positive for October.
Rainfall Below Normal Forecast for October.
http://202.54.31.51/mme/
No surprises
Light rain few mins back near Porur
there was spell of rain just 5 mins back here…
and of course im the winner in this competion who will predict the frist drops of NEM 2012? 😀
How come? I thought u had predicted 20-22.
As predicted by IMD if monsoon strikes on 18th, 6 ppl will claim to be winners
how come 6 ppl will claim…it it sets on 18th..then
Rajeshh Oct 18
Rajkmr Oct 18-19
Seshu94 Oct 18-20 will be the winners….only 2 days varialble in the competition..
Dash, R u working in DLF IT Park ?
Heavy shower for more than 5 mins here sometime back..
So ther is going to be a system in sw bay….50% chance …ANYWAY tmrw ther wil be update 4m NOAA..lets check out ther.
We need people to update rains in areas like OMR (esp. Shols to Kelambakkam) and GST (Tambaram to Chenga)..do v hav anybody here to provide them?
Dash,
I am from Tambaram, working in Oragadam.
I can get info from my home in Tambaram and update.
u still havent answered for raja sir’s question? 😀
KEA,
Shall i reverse my rainfall prediction for October?
@Parthasri35– Kea may allow you to upgrade and not downgrade!
Gopal,
Till first drop i can change. KEA has informed earlier.
we had 23.4mm rainfall !! u shld’ve changed yesterdy.. :p
This PDF document may be helpful to understand Sri Ramanan’s forecast.
http://ow.ly/d/8Qi
Arjun & Jon will not qualify, since they have opted 3 day variance from 16-19.
Templetravel also opted 17-20.
These people are disqualified because the rule is to give 2 day variance not 3 days.
Sudarshan has given only from 16-17. Dissappointing Error.
Ok Partha sir, but vl be gud to have updates from areas like Vandalur, Urapakkam, Gudu, MM and SP Koil..guys working in Siruseri SIPCOT can update us on OMR..
Jon, freeya vidu pa…adhellam kandukadha..Kea and Sel shud not know that! 😀
Ok Dash,
There wont be much difference between Tambaram & Vandalur.
I can update you both areas.
Raja sir, don mistake me..i vl answer any other question..im ready to answer even VK’s questions..but this is part of my never ending friendly fight with Kea 😀
We know , you are travelling from Adambakkam to Porur daily.(Only DLF IT park is there in Porur)
vk also updates from nandambakkam (dlf)
So, u mean to say what?
as pradeep said, KVK Kattupakkam is located near SRM univ, katankulathur… so no probs, we can acquire data from it..
New addition from IMD Chennai. Current Weather updation for Chennai.
They update only every 3 hours. We have sited updating every seconds.
http://www.imdchennai.gov.in/nowcast.htm
ya it was launched recently..
KEA,
1. I want to reverse my rainfall prediction for October.
2. My name not included in 24hr rainfall – I said 180MM.
@dash, enna ya nadakuthu inga?? Nan blog ku vanthutaen ya..
Southwest monsoon has withdrawn from some parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh
Poll questiions
1.Dash’s work place?
a)Porur
b)DLF IT Park
c)Chennai Trade Centre
2.What relation existsbetween VK and Dash ?
a) He is the same person
b)Friends
c)Enemy
Unga aarvatha naan paaratren..but it is time to concentrate on NEM in Chennai… 🙂
Kea has said, it will take 48 – 72 hours for NEM. That’s why ?
@Raja,
DLF is before Porur…L&T and HP are also located in that area..there are non-IT companies also 😀
Thanks Partha sir…
Yes Jon, VK is in DLF only..he..he.. 🙂
@Jon, Dash is working in non IT company. He has access to Net. Possible options being
a)Browsing Centre
b)Govt Office having net facility
c)Private Firm(CEO of the company)
edhuku ivlo research??? wordpress is fast in mobile internet also… 😀
New SWM withdrawal line
http://www.imd.gov.in/section/nhac/dynamic/Monsoon_frame.htm
ya tey launched it recently..
KEA,
Are you there or slept after heavy lunch???
1. I want to reverse my rainfall prediction for October.
2. My name not included in 24hr rainfall – I said 180MM.
ly 24hr prediction is open…
KEA said we can change till the first drop!!!
i think kea won’t be changing because we got 31mm today
ya but we had 23.4mm !!
OMG! I cant tolerate this…im being compared to VK 😦 ..guys..he even has a public profile in FB..just hover on his name!
Guna Sir, u were d one who supported me during that epic ‘-‘ battle in 2010…i need u now also….even now, KR thinks Jon and Dashman are one and the same..since both come from Mount 😀
I asked one simple question.U never answered. So we thought you are playing two roles one as Dash(expert in weather) and another one as VK, like MGR playing in Enga vettu pillai.
Now it is clear that you are working in Pumping station, pumping rain water to Chennai
@Raja, epdi correct’a kandupudicheenga? The right answer is
b)Govt Office having net facility
I work in the drinking water storage facility near that huge Porur lake..using Vaio laptop with high speed mobile broadband and sitting inside those huge pipes..
😆 😮
Dash,
Don’t sit inside the pipe and block the water ways. Rain water has to reach the lake.
Ada Kadavule… Jon’s facepalm.. rofl 😆
CTT -60 now over SL and coastal Southern TN.. http://www.imd.gov.in/section/satmet/dynamic/iso.htm
It is -50, not -60.
@partha its -60 http://i46.tinypic.com/30c10yu.png
Now you have changed link.
In first link if you see it is -50 only.
@partha lol.. I’ve zoomed in & cropped the particular space and uploaded in tinypic to show you.. :p
But still it is not clear as it shows -50 only.
Ppurin cats and dogs near pondi…………loving it!!!!!………yaaay…Nem is here
Hr649,
That 23.4 MM has been recorded in SWM not in NEM. So i can change my rainfall prediction for October.
KEA,
I want to hear you now!!!!!!
We all predicted for october month rainfall only.. ter is no separate NEM oct. rainfall contest…
Thanks for your clarification.
hvy rain near tambaram
UACC in South East Bay…. IMD
radar showing 100mm/hr rr over tbm.its pich dark over ssw
Upper level Winds near S.andaman sea adjoining s.east bay is varying..soon ther may be a weak circulation. Gfs,cmc ,thailand model,cola wer showing the possiblity of weak low spinning up in swbay but ECWMF not agreeing with tis…
Light rain in Tambaram, Drizzle in Oragadam.
I could see Thunder Clouds developing in East.
Light rain only. Jon was saying 100 km/hr rain
It rained heavily for 5 minutes and then weakened to drizzle.
it has moved to chegalpet now… not even a drizzle in Guindy..
Clarification regarding October rainfall.
The 31 mm recorded by IMD today will be counted in October rain contest. Remember the contest is not to predict NEM October rain, but October rain in total