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The Climate of Tamil Nadu, India is generally tropical and features fairly hot temperatures over the year except during the monsoon seasons. The city of Chennai lies on the thermal equator , [ 1 ] which means Chennai and Tamil Nadu does not have that much temperature variation.
A monsoon (/ m ɒ n ˈ s uː n /) is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation [1] but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) between its limits to the north and south of the equator.
The monsoon can be categorized into two branches based on their spread over the subcontinent: Arabian Sea branch; Bay of Bengal branch; Southwest monsoon clouds over Tamil Nadu. Alternatively, it can be categorized into two segments based on the direction of rain-bearing winds: Southwest (SW) monsoon; Northeast (NE) monsoon [Note 1]
Tamil season Names English Meaning Gregorian Months Tamil Months Muthuvenil (Hot Summer) முதுவேனில் Matured heat / warmth April 15 to June 14 Chittirai and Vaikāsi Kar (Monsoon) கார் Dark Clouds June 15 to August 14 Āni and Ādi Kutir (Autumn) கூதிர் Cold / Chill August 15 to October 14
Aadi Perukku, otherwise called Padinettam Perukku is a unique occasion dedicated to all the perennial river basins of Tamil Nadu and major lakes water source areas and is intended to celebrate the water rising levels due to the onset of monsoon, which is expected to occur invariably on the 18th day of the solar month, Aadi corresponding to 2 or ...
The month of Aipasi is usually characterised by the North-East Monsoon in Tamil Nadu, which has given birth to a phrase, Aipasi adai maḻai meaning the "Non-stop downpour". Margaḻi falls in winter in Tamil Nadu, and is an auspicious month. The month is considered sacred.
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During the Triassic period of 251–199.6 Ma, the Indian subcontinent was the part of a vast supercontinent known as Pangaea.Despite its position within a high-latitude belt at 55–75° S—latitudes now occupied by parts of the Antarctic Peninsula, as opposed to India's current position between 8 and 37° N—India likely experienced a humid temperate climate with warm and frost-free weather ...