New Delhi: Monsoon rains were 36 per cent below average in the week to June 6, the weather office said on Thursday, reflecting the delay in the arrival of the seasonal rains over Kerala from the usual June 1 start date. The four-month long rainy season is in the initial stages and crops are not greatly affected by the quantity of rains now, with distribution of rainfall in mid-July after...
02:12 PM, Jun 07, 2012
Kolkata: The intense heat wave has left seven people dead on Wednesday in West Bengal. The deaths were reported from West Midnapore and Hoogly. The deaths have taken the toll to 85 deaths in four days. Temperatures have been above normal in most areas across the state and while light showers brought some relief to regions in the north, the east continued to sizzle. The Met department said that rains...
12:20 PM, Jun 06, 2012
New Delhi: India's monsoon rains are likely to hit the southern Kerala coast in two days, a top weather official said on Monday, easing concerns about the onset delay threatening plantings of summer crops such as rice, soybean and cotton in the farm-dependent economy. The annual rains are crucial for farm output and economic growth as about 55 percent of the south Asian nation's arable land is rain-fed, and farm...
01:59 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: A severe heat wave has claimed 10 more lives in Odisha taking the toll to 20 in five days. The maximum temperature touched 46 degrees in many parts of the state. Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh and Anugul were among the worst affected districts. The state is battling frequent power cuts and water shortage as well. Meanwhile, North India also continued to bear the heat. Bikaner, Agra and Lucknow recorded...
08:18 AM, May 28, 2012
New Delhi: A scorching heat wave is on across the country with the rising mercury killing 5 people in Odisha. The districts of Bolangir, Sonepur, Boudh and Angul are among the worst affected in the state. The mercury, meanwhile, touched 43 degrees in capital Bhubhaneswar on Monday and frequent power cuts and water shortage added to people's woes. Meanwhile, Vidarbha in Maharashtra on Monday recorded the highest maximum temperature this...
10:12 AM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: Summer showers lashed the capital again on Saturday evening bringing relief to residents troubled by searing heat for the past few days. The maximum was recorded at 40.3 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal and down from Friday's 42.6 degrees Celsius. However, the temperature fell below 30 degrees after the rains in the evening. The minimum was recorded at 25.2 degrees Celsius. The city had received some rains...
07:29 PM, May 12, 2012
London: Viewers of BBC Scotland were on Thursday pleasantly surprised when Prince Charles appeared on their screens to present the weather, and cracked some jokes in the process. He delivered the lunchtime weather bulletin when he and the Duchess of Cornwall visited the BBC's Glasgow office. BBC Scotland is currently celebrating 60 years of operation. Prince Charles appeared initially to fiddle around the 'clicker' which is used to change the...
10:08 PM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: India is expected to receive normal monsoon for the third consecutive year, Earth Sciences Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh announced on Thursday. The June-September rainfall is expected to be 99 per cent of the long-term average, Deshmukh said during a press conference. India's chief monsoon forecaster D Sivananda Pai, however, said that there was possibility of El Nino weather conditions developing in the central equatorial Pacific Ocean, which are usually...
06:44 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: India's monsoon is likely to have average rainfall in 2012 despite fears the El Nino weather pattern may emerge in the second half of the season, the country's top weather official said, pointing to a third straight year without drought. The June-September monsoon, vital for agricultural output and economic growth, irrigates around 60 per cent of farms in India, the world's second-biggest producer of rice, wheat, sugar and...
05:38 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: Prices of vegetables are seeing a 10 to 15 per cent rise across the country due to unseasonal rainfall across north India. In Shimla, heavy hailstorm damaged a standing apple crop and caused huge losses. Farmers in the rest of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana too are suffering from similar problems due to unexpected rainfall. State governments have assured aid and will approach the Centre for more aid. It...
10:13 AM, Apr 13, 2012
Geneva: Human activity kept global temperatures close to a record high in 2011 despite the cooling influence of a powerful La Nina weather pattern, the World Meteorological Organization said on Friday. On average, global temperatures in 2011 were lower than the record level hit the previous year but were still 0.40 degrees Centigrade above the 1961-1990 average and the 11th highest on record, the report said. WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud...
08:29 PM, Mar 23, 2012
The mercury plunged to 4 degrees in Delhi making it the coldest day in February in 30 years. ...
07:53 PM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: An extreme cold wave across Europe over the past few days has left 160 people dead in its wake. The mercury plunged to record lows throughout the continent, with Bulgaria recording its lowest temperature in over a century. Meanwhile, Poland, Romania and Latvia are dealing with temperatures as low as minus 32 degrees celcius. In Ukraine, health officials claim that 63 people died after literally freezing on the...
06:39 AM, Feb 03, 2012
CHENNAI: Despite tight security and the chill weather, thousands of people gathered on the Marina in the early morning of Thursday to celebrate the 63rd Republic day.Most of them came in family groups, sporting the tricolour on their clothes. Governor K Rosaiah unfurled the tricolour at the saluting base while a low-flying Indian Air Force helicopter showered rose petals. Earlier, Governor and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa drove past the invitees...
08:33 AM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: The cold wave sweeping north India showed no signs of relenting as temperatures settled below normal levels at most places on Monday with Leh town in Jammu and Kashmir registering a record low of minus 21 degrees. In the national capital, the minimum temperature was recorded at 5 degrees, two notches below normal, while the maximum in the last 24 hours was 14.6 degrees, down seven notches. Giving...
08:35 AM, Jan 23, 2012
BANGALORE: Images help one cherish a vacation. But a bunch of Bangaloreans could not click pictures of their recent getaway as the weather was so harsh that their cameras wouldnt work. These skiing enthusiasts hoped to escape the dry, dusty Bangalore, but ended up in the winter wilderness of Jammu and Kashmir, and unable to escape as all flights were cancelled. One particular day, it was -22 degrees C, Narendra,...
08:49 AM, Jan 20, 2012
Pune: As the temperature dipped in the city, trustees of the famous Sarasbaug Ganapati temple decided to adorn the idol with a woolen sweater and cap to keep the Elephant God warm. A 55-year-old devotee, Shashikant Dharmadhikari, donated the warm clothes for the Ganesh idol and the temple trustees wrapped the idol in the sweater and cap 15 days ago. The 250-year-old Sarasbaug Ganapati temple is one of the heritage...
05:17 PM, Jan 19, 2012
CHENNAI: There is a perceptible chill in the city, but dont call it a cold wave. At least, not yet, say meteorological department officials. A cold wave occurs when temperatures drop from the normal anywhere below four and five degrees, informs S R Ramanan, director of the Regional Meteorological Centre. But Northern parts of Tamil Nadu barring Chennai are experiencing cold wave, he agrees. Chennai didnt make it to the...
08:19 AM, Jan 19, 2012
The minimum in Mysore fell to an all-time record of 7.7 degrees Celsius on January 16, the lowest in the last 120 years. ...
09:15 PM, Jan 18, 2012
